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Scholarship, Research & Creative Activity Report

TableofContents4 MESSAGEFROMTHEASSOCIATEVICE-PRESIDENT,SCHOLARSHIP,

RESEARCHANDCREATIVEACTIVITY

5 FACULTYDATABASEENTRIES6 FacultyofAcademic&CareerPreparation

10 FacultyofArts&Humanities

29 FacultyofEducation

36 FacultyofHealth&HumanServices

45 FacultyofInternationalEducation&ELC

47 FacultyofManagement

50 FacultyofScience&Technology

60 FacultyofSocialSciences

78 Provost&Vice-PresidentAcademic

87 StudentAffairs

88 VP,Administration&Finance

89 VIUFALEAVES

95 INTERNALFACULTY&STAFFRESEARCHGRANTS

110 EXTERNALFACULTY&STAFFAWARDS

117 INTERNALANDEXTERNALSTUDENTAWARDS&SCHOLARSHIPS

122RESEARCHANDSCHOLARLYACTIVITYCOMMITTEES

4|VIU–Scholarship,ResearchandCreativeActivityReport2017-18

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MESSAGEFROMTHEASSOCIATEVICE-PRESIDENT,SCHOLARSHIP,RESEARCHANDCREATIVEACTIVITY

ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIdistributethe2017-18Scholarship,ResearchandCreativeActivityReportforVancouverIslandUniversity.Overthepastyear,theUniversityhasembeddedscholarship,researchandcreativeactivity(SRCA)intoitsnewAcademicPlan:AccesstoExcellenceaswellasinanewStrategicPlanforSRCA(2017-2022).Together,theseplansidentifyaclearcommitmentandstrategiestoexpandthelearningopportunitiesthatresultforstudentsandfacultywhoareengagedinresearch.

ThisreporthighlightsawiderangeofSRCAthatourfacultymembersengagedinduringthe2017-18academicyear.Manyoftheseexamplesengagedbothstudentsandcommunitypartnerstocreateandmobilizeknowledgeinavarietyofdisciplines.AtVIU,SRCAnotonlyenhancestheteachingandlearningmandateoftheinstitution,butitservesandenablesthegrowthandprosperityofourregion.

CelebrationisoneofVIU’svaluesandthisyear,wehaveplentytocelebrate.WeexpandedourstudentresearchconferencefromaonedayeventtoResearchWeekwhichenabledustoexpandthenumberandtypeofopportunitiesforstudents,faculty,andresearchcentersandinstitutestosharetheirwork.Wehadover250participantsfromstudentsattheCREATEconferencealone.ThisyearalsomarkedthefirstyearofthenewPresident’sAwardsforCommunityEngagementandProvost’sAwardsforSRCAwhereanumberofoutstandingfacultyandstaffwererecognizedfortheircontributions.

Torenewandstrengthenourcommitmenttoundergraduateresearch,VIUhostedaCouncilforUndergraduateResearchInstituteJune12-14th,2018wherewebroughttogetherteamsfromsevendifferentinstitutionsacrossCanadatoexplorewaystotransformourcultureandcurricula.WealsolaunchedthenewmeritbasedREACHAwardstoenable10verydeservingstudentstoundertaketheirownresearchinvestigations.

OnbehalfofVancouverIslandUniversity,myheartfeltthankstoallourfacultymembersandstudentresearchersforanothersuccessfulyearofactiveengagementinSRCA,andforyourcontributionstotheUniversityandthepeopleofourregion.YoureffortsanddedicationtothepursuitandsharingofknowledgehasenabledtheUniversitytoenhanceitsresearchprofileregionally,nationally,andinternationally.

NicoleL.Vaugeois,PhD

AssociateVice-President,Scholarship,ResearchandCreativeActivity


AlexandroMalaspinaResearchCentreDr.JohnBlackPUBLISHEDARTICLELaMeditaciónsobreloBelloenlaNaturalezadeAlexandroMalaspinaHistoriasMalaspinianas,eds.AndrésGalera&VíctorPeralta,intheseriesEstudiosAmericanos:Perspectivas,ConsejoSuperiordeInvestigacionesCientíficas,Madrid(2016)ThisarticlewaspublishedinSpanishtranslationintheproceedingsofthehistoricalsectionoftherecentlycompletedMalaspina2010project,amultidisciplinaryendeavorledbythemajorSpanishuniversities.Itdescribes,analysesandevaluatestheessayonphilosophicalaestheticswrittenbyAlexandroMalaspinaduringhisimprisonmentinLaCoruñaandpreviouslytranslatedbyJohnBlackandOscarClemotteSilvero(publishedinparalleltextversion,2007).AcademicCollaborators:DarioManfredi(dec'd):FondazioneMalaspina,Mulazzo,Italy;RocíoRangelMacías,formerresearchassistantintheAlexandroMalaspinaResearchCentre,VIU;AndrésGalera,ConsejoSuperiordeInvestigacionesCientíficas,Spain

SCSWPRAlisonTaplayARTICLEBoardMember,VelaCanadaAcceptedinvitationtojoinboardofdirectorsinFebruary2018.Learnmoreabouttheworkofthisorganizationhere.https://www.velacanada.org


FacultyofAcademic&CareerPreparationAboriginalUniversityBridgingProgramDr.DonAlexanderOTHERPUBLICATION 01-September-2017Reviewof"America'sUrbanFuture:LessonsfromNorthoftheBorder"Bookreviewof"America'sUrbanFuture:LessonsfromNorthoftheBorder"byRayTomaltyandAlanMallachthatappearedintheJournaloftheAmericanPlanningAssociation83,no.4.Dr.JamieGorrellARTICLE 01-April-2018BIOL491IndependentStudentResearchProjectSpatialandtemporalassessmentsofgeneticstructureinanendangeredGarryoakecosystemonVancouverIslandBotany,2018,96(4):257-265,https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2017-0130AcademicCollaborators:ErinE.Catherall,student,Biology,VIU;JasmineK.Janes,adjunctprofessor,Biology,VIU;CarolineA.Josefsson,professor,Biology,VIU;JamiesonC.Gorrell,professor,Biology,VIU

Dr.KatharineRollwagenBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKChair,ArtsandHumanitiesColloquiumCommitteeTheArtsandHumanitiesColloquiumprovidesavenueforemergingresearchinthe12departmentswithinthefaculty.Membersofthefacultypresenttoaudiencesthatcombinemembersofthepublic,otherfaculty,andstudents.TheCommitteereceivesandreviewsproposals,organizesandadvertisesthepresentations,andliaiseswiththecommunity.AcademicCollaborators:MelissaStephens,EnglishDepartment,VIU;TimothyLewis,HistoryDepartment,VIU;SashaKoerbler,MusicDepartment,VIU;JohnHill,Director,WritingCentre,VIU;GordonHak,HistoryDepartment,VIU;RobinDavies,MediaStudiesDepartment,VIU


RESEARCHPROJECT 01-January-2018Children'sTelevisionintheLongPost-warDecade(1950-63)RollwagenandWarshfocusedontheearliestyearsoftelevisionbroadcastingandconsumptioninCanadaandtheUnitedStates,analyzingprogramstoinvestigatehowideologies,aswellasproducts,weresoldtoCanadianchildrenonthesmallscreen.Whatmessagesdidtelevisionprogramsconveytoyoungaudiences?Theresearchfoundthatprogramsportrayedchildrenasadults-in-training,preparingfortheirrolesasmalebreadwinnersandfemalehomemakers.Programsmostoftenfeaturedboys,highlightingthewaythattheycouldacttoprotecttheirhomesandcommunitiesfromthethreatofCommunism,orfromthreatspresentedas"foreign"moregenerally.OurcloseanalysisoftheprogramCaptainMidnightsuggeststhatbothboysandgirlswereexpectedtoservetheircountry.ColdWarrhetoricinchildren'sculturalproductionsservedtostrengthenbinarygenderrolesandtosellproducts,asmanyoftheseprogramsweresponsoredbyfoodcompaniesandothermanufacturers.AcademicCollaborators:Dr.CherylWarsh,History,DepartmentofHistory,VIU

Dr.LaureenStylesCONFERENCEPOSTERPRESENTATION 11-October-2017AspiringtoAct:Musingsaboutourcurrentandfutureteachingpracticesconsideringhistoricaltrendsofnursingstudents'characteristicsInternationalSocietyfortheScholarshipofTeachingandLearningconference,Calgary,AB.Understanding"whoarestudentsare"iscriticaltoinformappropriatepedagogicalapproaches.Tenyears(2006-2016)ofinstitutionalBachelorofScienceinNursingstudentdatawereanalyzedtodescribetrendsinselectstudentpopulationcharacteristicsandchangesovertime.Thisinquiryprovidedthefruitfulgroundsfromwhichtocriticallyexamineanddiscusswithcolleaguescurrentteachingpracticesandpossiblefuturepracticesforabestfitconsideringstudentcharacteristicsandilluminatedthenecessityofrevisingengagementandassessmentapproaches.Recommendationsforfacultyandstaffdevelopmentopportunitieswerealsoshared.AcademicCollaborators:PieraJung,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU


AcademicandCareerPreparationAdministrationDr.GlendaHunterPROJECTTheLowerCatStreamEcologicalRegionofVIUisaGreatOutdoorClassroomforVancouverIslandUniversityScienceStudentsThepurposeoftheprojectwastodeterminewhethertheLowerCatStreamecologicalregionofVancouverIslandUniversityinNanaimocouldbeusedasanoutdoorclassroom.Chemistry,mathandbiologystudentsworkedtogethertoestimatehowcarbondioxideproducedbydrivingcanbesequesteredbytheredcedar,yew,redalder,big-leafmaple,arbutus,andDouglasfirtreesindigenoustotheLowerCatStreamecologicalregionofVancouverIslandUniversity.TheLowerCatStreamecologicalregionconnectswiththeButtertubsEstuaryandtheMillstoneRiveraspartofasalmonbearingstream.Thechemistry,biologyandmathstudentsparticipatedinactionresearchanddemonstratedtheLowerCatStreamecologicalregionofVancouverIslandUniversityisanexcellentoutdoorclassroom.AcademicCollaborators:AliandraBadger(greenchemistrystudentassistantandVIUstudent)

AdultBasicEducationNanaimoDr.GlendaHunterCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONAgriculture,FoodandWellBeingInterdisciplinaryForumandFood,HealthandWell-BeingCourseDevelopmentTheAFWforumattheFacultyofAgricultureofDalhousieUniversityinTruro,NovaScotiabroughttogetherpresentersfromthecommunity,government,andindustrypractitionersfromvariousdisciplinestoexploreconnectionsbetweentheeconomic,socio-cultural,environmentalandpoliticaldimensionsoffoodandagriculturalsystems.Weexaminedwaystoimprovewellbeingthroughagricultureandfoodbyimprovingresiliency,prosperity,sustainabilityandvibrancy,andinvestigatedwhatfoodproductionpracticesmayofferthebesthealthandenvironmentalprotection.ThiscollaborationenabledmetodevelopacourseonfoodliteracyforVIU-Food,HealthandWell-Being(FNFS106)-thatincludesanintroductiontoFirstNationsfoodandmedicines,andwearecontinuingtodevelopthiscoursewithinaFirstNationscontextassomeofthisworkwascompletedwithIsabelleKnockwood,authorof"OutoftheDepths."AcademicCollaborators:IsabelleKnockwood,Micmacscholarandauthorof"OutoftheDepths;"DrClaudeCaldwell,AssociateDean,FacultyofAgriculture,DalhousieUniversity,Truro,NS;DrKathleenKevany,Professor,FacultyofAgriculture,DalhousieUniversity,Truro,NS


CURRICULUMORPROGRAMDEVELOPMENTTropicalFieldPhycology:MarineAlgaeDiversityofPanama"andBiologyCurriculumDevelopmentTropicalfieldphycologywasdesignedfortheSmithsonianTropicalResearchInstitute(STRI)locatedinBocasdelToro,Panama.Thebiologygraduatelevelcourseworkemphasizedmicroscopyskillsessentialforidentification,characterizationandpreservationoftropicalmarinemacroalgae(seaweeds)inPanama.InadditiontostudyingphycologyatSTRIinBocasdelToro,wetouredSTRIinPanamaCityandwereintroducedtoconfocalmicroscopyandluminescentmacroalgae.Inaddition,SustainabilityinHigherEducation:ACaseStudyofPolicyandPracticeatVancouverIslandUniversitywaspresentedtouniversitystudentsinaquacultureprogramsattheUniversityofPanama,Colon.The'algaeplates'madeinPanamaenabledustousethesamemodelforVIUstudentstomakeindigenoustreeplatesfortheLowerCatStreamEcologicalregionofVIU.AcademicCollaborators:Dr.SuzanneFredericq,UniversityofLouisiana,Lafayette;DrWilsonFreshwater,UniversityofNCarolinaatWilmington;Dr.RachelCollins,SmithsonianTropicalInstitute,PanamaCommunityCollaborators:SmithsonianTropicalResearchInstitute(STRI)


FacultyofArtsandHumanities

ArtandDesignKevinMazutinecPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 15-July-2017 Meridian:AMultimediaPerformanceEventPerformanceatTheRoxyTheatre,GabriolaIsland,BritishColumbia.Meridianisamultimediaexplorationoftechnology,humanity,andtheiroffspring.Digitaltechnologies,computer-basedanimation,andliveperformancecombineineventsthatfeatureprojected-video,ambient-electronicsoundscapes,acousticandelectricinstruments,loopedandprocessedvocals,andspokenwordpoetry.Meridianisacontinuouslygenerativeprocess.Performancesareviewedasiterativepublications,meaningthatthecomponentsintheworkarecontinuouslyformed,nurtured,andrevisedattheindividualandteamlevel.Eachstepoftheteam'sprocess-includingwork-shopping,rehearsal,gigging,andreactingtodiverseaudiencesandvenues-allowsforinstantaneousexplorationandmeditationnecessaryforartisticgrowth.ReflectiveprocessisinherentinMeridian’scollaborativecreativity.Forfurtherdetailspleasevisit-www.meridian.isAcademicCollaborators:RobinDavies,Professor,MediaStudies/DigitalMediaTechnology,VIU;JustinMcGrail,Professor,Art&Design,VIU;MarianVanDerZon,Professor,MediaStudies/Women'sStudies,VIU

PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 29-July-2017 Meridian:AMultimediaPerformanceEventPerformanceatTheWhiteRoom,Nanaimo,BritishColumbia.Meridianisamultimediaexplorationoftechnology,humanity,andtheiroffspring.Digitaltechnologies,computer-basedanimation,andliveperformancecombineineventsthatfeatureprojected-video,ambient-electronicsoundscapes,acousticandelectricinstruments,loopedandprocessedvocals,andspokenwordpoetry.Meridianisacontinuouslygenerativeprocess.Performancesareviewedasiterativepublications,meaningthatthecomponentsintheworkarecontinuouslyformed,nurtured,andrevisedattheindividualandteamlevel.Eachstepoftheteam'sprocess-includingwork-shopping,rehearsal,gigging,andreactingtodiverseaudiencesandvenues-allowsforinstantaneousexplorationandmeditationnecessaryforartisticgrowth.ReflectiveprocessisinherentinMeridian'scollaborativecreativity.Forfurtherdetailspleasevisit-www.meridian.isAcademicCollaborators:RobinDavies,Professor,MediaStudies/DigitalMediaTechnology,VIU;JustinMcGrail,Professor,Art&Design,VIU;MarianVanDerZon,Professor,MediaStudies/Women'sStudies,VIU


PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 06-April-2018 Meridian:AMultimediaPerformanceEventPerformanceatTheMalaspinaTheatre,Nanaimo,BritishColumbia.FeaturedaspartofResearchWeekatVIU.Meridianisamultimediaexplorationoftechnology,humanity,andtheiroffspring.Digitaltechnologies,computer-basedanimation,andliveperformancecombineineventsthatfeatureprojected-video,ambient-electronicsoundscapes,acousticandelectricinstruments,loopedandprocessedvocals,andspokenwordpoetry.Meridianisacontinuouslygenerativeprocess.Performancesareviewedasiterativepublications,meaningthatthecomponentsintheworkarecontinuouslyformed,nurtured,andrevisedattheindividualandteamlevel.Eachstepoftheteam'sprocess-includingwork-shopping,rehearsal,gigging,andreactingtodiverseaudiencesandvenues-allowsforinstantaneousexplorationandmeditationnecessaryforartisticgrowth.ReflectiveprocessisinherentinMeridian'scollaborativecreativity.Forfurtherdetailspleasevisit-www.meridian.isAcademicCollaborators:RobinDavies,Professor,MediaStudies/DigitalMediaTechnology,VIU;JustinMcGrail,Professor,Art&Design,VIU;MarianVanDerZon,Professor,MediaStudies/Women'sStudies,VIU

PamelaSpeightOTHERPUBLICATION 24-December-2017TheAppWhispererMobilePhotographyandArtGrandFlickrGroupShowcaseof2017theappwhisperer.com/2017/12/grandflickrgroupshowcase2017theappwhisperermobilephotographyart/.PamelaSpeightpublishedandexhibitedfourphotographsonTheAppWhispererMobilePhotographyandArtwebsite.Herworkwasfeaturedintheir2017year-endGrandShowcase.TheAppWhispererisbasedinLondon,UKandhasinternationalscope.www.theappwhisperer.com/2016/06/about-us-at-theappwhisperer/CreativeWritingandJournalismJayRuzeskyOTHERPUBLICATION 01-November-2017 PoetryPublicationPublishedapoem:“TheZitherPlayer”inPoetryisDead16(November2017).


EnglishDr.AnnaAtkinsonARTICLE 06-January-2018 TheCaptive,ortheHistoryofMr.Clifford,TranslatedfromtheFrenchEntryintheCambridgeGuidetothe18thCenturyNovel.OTHERACTIVITY 20-October-2017 It'stheEndoftheWorldAsWeKnowIt:ArchetypalNarratives,TheEpicofGilgamesh,andtheFateofCivilization.(ArtsandHumanitiesColloquiumPresentation).Perhapsweshouldhaveseenitcoming.Indeed,JosephTainter,OswaldSpengler,andmorerecentlyJaredDiamondhavepredictedit;buthintsofitarepresentevenintheearliestliteratureofcivilization.Usingtheexampleofthefirstknownrecordedworkofliterature,TheEpicofGilgamesh,thispresentationbeginswithananalysisofthearchetypalgenrewhichcoincideswiththefoundationofcivilization:theEpic.Throughit,andthroughthetwogenreswhichtypicallyfollowEpicintheprogressofcivilization(theRomanceandtheTragedy),itarguesthattheproblemwithcivilizationwhichisalreadyevidentintheEpic,andwhichtheRomanceattemptsunsuccessfullytomitigate,intheendinevitablyleadstoTragedy(and,ofcourse,TEOTWAWKI).Seethetalkhere:https://www.youtube.com/watch?=8KR4vByRSl0&t=616s

OTHERPUBLICATION 06-January-2018 ThomasPellow:TheHistoryandLongCaptivityandAdventuresofThomasPellowinSouthBarbaryEntryinTheCambridgeGuidetothe18thCenturyNovel.

Dr.DanielBurgoyneBOOK 15-May-2018 ResearchNow:ContemporaryWritingintheDisciplinesBroadviewPress,Peterborough,ON,2018.ResearchNow:ContemporaryWritingintheDisciplinesisdesignedtohelpstudentsmakethetransitionintoacademicdiscourse.Itgathersexcitingcurrentscholarshipfromacrossthedisciplinesinaconcisecollectionofresearch-orientedacademicprose.Mostofthereadingsfirstappearedinacademicjournals,butthereareotherformsofresearchwritingaswell,includingabookchapterbyaseniorscholarandaproposalbyagraduatestudent.Theselectionswerewrittenbyresearchersfromaroundtheworldworkinginthesciences,socialsciences,andhumanities.Theintroductiongivesahelpfuloverviewofacademicgenres,researchmethods,andthepathtoacademicpublication.Eachreadingincludesquestionsdesignedtoprovokestudentengagementanddiscussion;aglossaryandshortguidetoreadingstatisticsarealsoincluded.AcademicCollaborators:RichardGooding,EnglishDepartment,UniversityofBritishColumbia


TerriDoughtySYMPOSIUMPRESENTATION 28-April-2018 Youseeitoryoudon't:Cross-GenerationalCreativeCollaborationinBrianSelznick'sTheMarvelsIntergenerationalSolidarityinChildren'sLiterature,UniversityofCambridge,28April2018.GUESTTEACHING 09-May-2018Guest-taughtathird-yearseminarinChildren'sLiteratureonAlexieSherman'sTheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-timeIndian.StockholmUniversity,9May2018.INVITEDTALK22-May-2018TheGirlinRed:RobertoInnocenti'sAnti-CapitalistAnti-FairyTaleEnglishDepartment,UniversityofStockholm.MODERATORFORSYMPOSIUMPANEL28-April-2018TraditionofInter-ageKinshipsinChildren'sBooksIntergenerationalSolidarityinChildren'sLiterature,UniversityofCambridge,28April2018.

RESEARCHPROJECT1-May-2018VIURACRESEARCHFUNDGRANTAwardedagranttostudySwedishchildren'spicturebooksforcomparisonwithEnglishpicturebooks,focusingontheartworkofElsaBeskowandCicelyMaryBarker.SwedishInstituteforChildren'sBooks,Stockholm.Dr.RichardLaneARTICLEDisclosingDigitalHumanities:TheAnxietyofMachineLearningAnacademicpaperthatexploressomeoftheinitialcollaborativeresearchundertakenfortheMeTADHLabprojectAPhenomenologyofMachineLearning:DeepLearning,TopicModellingandtheDigitalHumanities.ThepaperappliesHeidegger'sconceptof“disclosedness"tomachinelearning,andexaminesatwhatpointdeeplearningprocessesbecomeanalogoustoartificialintelligence.Additionally,thepaperutilizesstructuralistandpoststructuralisttheoriesofrhetorictoattemptadigitalhumanitiesanalysisofhigherlevelliterarydevices.AcademicCollaborators:VIUphilosophystudentresearcherBrandonBrownlee


BOOKDoingDigitalHumanitiesII:PragmaticFoundations,Creation,andGrowthCo-editedbook,withProfessorsCrompton(Ottawa)andSiemens(UniversityofVictoria),forthcomingwithRoutledge,UK.Topicsinclude:DoingDigitalHumanitieswithDigitalStorytelling;NewFundamentsforaMulti-ModalSpace-Time:Teaching3D-Whatitis,andWhyitMatters;BuildingDHTrainingEvents;NegotiatingSustainability:BuildingDigitalHumanitiesProjectsthatLast;LegacyTechnologiesandDigitalFutures;OpenCourseDesign;WhereDataMeetsDesign:AVisionforVisualizationintheDigitalHumanities;TextProcessing;BigDataAnalytics;TheHistoryofComputing;DigitalHumanitiesWorkflows;TheUndergraduateSummerIntensive:PrinciplesofPedagogyandDesign;"Bodying"DigitalHumanities:ConsideringBodiesinPractice;ModelsforDHatLiberalArtsCollegesandFourYearInstitutions;3DPrintingandCriticalMakingintheHumanities;andOntologiesforDigitalHumanists.AcademicCollaborators:ConstanceCrompton,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofCommunication,UniversityofOttawa;RaymondSiemens,DistinguishedProfessor,DepartmentofEnglish,UniversityofVictoria

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 13-April-2018 (Machine)ReadingOneMillionTexts:TechnologicalInnovationthroughTopicModellingintheDigitalHumanitiesApresentationattheVIUFacultyResearchandCreativeActivitySymposium.BighumanitiesdataiscontextualizedinrelationtoNASA'sKeplermachinelearningandneuralnetworksproject;ZooniverseCellSlidercancerresearchviacrowdsourcingforbigdataandimagerecognition;andJSTORdataforresearch.ThemachinelearningprocessusedintheMeTADigitalHumanitieslabisexplained,andbigdataasgenerativeforfurtherdiscoveryresearchistheorized.OTHERACTIVITYCuratedDigitalDataSetforIntegratingOpenSourceDigitalHumanitiesToolswiththeHumanitiesCurriculumProjectAcuratedandtechnicallypre-processedcollectionoftwenty-fivethousanddigitaltexts,forresearchand/orteaching,inthedigitalhumanities.ThebulkofthedatasetconsistsoftextandXMLformatmetadataforperformingmachinelearningandtopicmodelling.Twosmallersubsetsofthedataconsistofopensourcenovels(350Englishnovelsfromthe17thtothe20thCenturies)inplaintextformat,andaselectionofopensourcecriticalessays,whichcorrelatewiththetextandXMLmetadata.Someoftheabovematerialisclusteredinthemes,forstudentsorresearcherstolearnhowtousedigitalhumanitiestoolstoexplorekeyhermeneuticandexegeticalquestions.


OTHERACTIVITYCuratedDigitalDataSetforthe(Machine)ReadingOneMillionTextsProjectApre-processedandcurateddigitaldatasetofcriticalmaterialsfromtheperiod1850to2018,utilizingJSTORDataforResearchopensourcedata.Thedigitaldatasetconsistsof:onemillionmetadatatextfiles(ngrams);onemillionmetadataXMLfiles;asmallersubsetofcompletecriticalessaytextfilescomprisedofchronologicalselectionsfromthelargermetadata.HighperformanceOCRconversionsoftware,andhigh-powerworkstationsforthepreparationofthisdatasetwereprovidedbytheMeTADHLab,VIU.RESEARCHPAPER/PRESENTATIONProbabilisticTopicModels&LatentDirichletAllocation:The(Machine)ReadingOneMillionTextsProjectApaperdeliveredattheMeTADigitalHumanitiesLabresearchseminarResearchApplicationsforMachineLearning:InterdisciplinaryCrossoversbetweentheDigitalHumanitiesandComputerScience.Thepaperexplainshowprobabilistictopicmodellingworksintermsofuncoveringthedeepstructureoflargecollectionsoftexts.Discussionoftheonemilliontextfiles,andassociatedonemillionXMLfiles,coveredtherelationshipbetweenthesetwoformats,andthedifferentpurposesforthesefilesinmachinelearning.Ahumanlyanalyzedtestcase,Lane'sbookReadingWalterBenjamin,wasutilizedtoshowhowaccuratemachinelearningandtopicmodellingis.Finally,thedistributionoftopicsfollowingDeFinetti'stheorem,andcrossoverswithresearchonartificialintelligence,wasexplored.

RESEARCHPAPER/PRESENTATIONMappingResearchQuestionsforthe(Machine) ReadingOneMillionTextsProjectApaperdeliveredattheMeTADigitalHumanitiesLabresearchseminaronMachineLearning&TopicModelling:InterdisciplinaryCrossoversbetweentheHumanitiesandComputerScience.ThepapercoveredthepreliminaryresearchquestionsthatemergedfromLane'sLiteracyproject,analyzingthesocietalincorporationofkeyliterarytextsandthemesthatweretaughtinthecenturyofliteracy(1850-1950)intheUS.Thisbigdataprojectisonlyfeasibleutilizingmachinelearningtoolsandmethodologies.Anintroductiontoprobabilistictopicmodellingwasalsoprovided.PROFESSIONALSERVICEBoardMember/Director,InnovationIslandTechnologyAssociation,NanaimoInnovationIslandoffersprogramsandservicesthatsupporttechnologyentrepreneursandcompanieslookingtostartandgrowinthemid-VancouverIslandregion,aswellastheSunshineCoast,GulfIslands,andTofino.ServicesincludeTheBCVentureAccelerationProgramwhichisastructuredventuredevelopmentprogramthathelpsearly-stageentrepreneursinBCgrowtheircompanies.OfferedthroughregionalpartnersintheBCAccelerationNetworkandledbyadedicatedExecutiveinResidence(EIR),theprogramencouragesadisciplinedapproachtogrowingatechnologycompany.


RESEARCHSEMINAR MachineLearning&TopicModelling:InterdisciplinaryCrossoversbetweentheHumanitiesandComputerScienceAninterdisciplinaryresearchseminarheldintheVIUMeTADigitalHumanitiesLabonmachinelearningandtopicmodelling,bringingtogetherapplicationsfromthedigitalhumanities,computerscience,andmathematicprobabilisticmodelling.Threemainareasofresearchwerecovered:(1)bigdatavisualization;(2)methodologiesforworkingwithhumanisticbigdata;(3)broadersocialapplicationsformachinelearning.ThemainJavabasedlanguage/packageutilizedbydigitalhumanistsforworkingwithbigtextualdataisMallet(amachinelearningforlanguagetoolkit).AttheresearchseminarsomepreliminarydiscoveryresearchutilizingMalletwassharedwiththeparticipants.AcademicCollaborators:ProfessorFrankLoPinto,ComputerScience,VIUREVIEWEROFACADEMICARTICLESEngagedinpeerreviewofacademicarticlesthatwerefirstpresentedatthe2018ImplementingNewKnowledgeEnvironmentsconferencecalled"BeyondOpen:ImplementingSocialScholarship."ThesuccessfularticleswillbepublishedinKULA:KnowledgeCreation,Dissemination,AndPreservationStudies.

RESEARCHPROJECTAPhenomenologyofMachineLearning:Deep Learning,TopicModellingandtheDigitalHumanitiesAcollaborativeprojecttocreateaphenomenologicalaccountofthedeeplearning(alsoknownasmachinelearning)processesthatarecurrentlybeingexploredintheMeTADigitalHumanitiesLab,VIU.WorkingwithVIUstudentresearcherBrandonBrownlee,theinitialgoalistoutilizeHeidegger'sconceptofdisclosedness,andassociatedphilosophicalconcepts,tobuildameta-criticalunderstandingofthepractices,technologies,andphilosophiesoftheMeTADigitalHumanitieslabprojectparticipants.Particularfocusisuponthediscussionsandpracticalcodingofvariousaspectsofartificialintelligenceprototypes,e.g.,naturallanguageprocessing.AcademicCollaborators:VIUPhilosophyundergraduatestudentBrandonBrownlee


RESEARCHPROJECT

DigitizingtheCommonplaceBook:DigitalHumanitiesMethodologiesforRepresentingCreativeInterventionsinTheArtsandHumanitiesThecommonplacebook(atypeofjournalandscrap-bookenteredintoapre-publishedbook,suchasHerodotus'sTheHistoriesinOndaatje'snovelTheEnglishPatient)isaformatthatcreativelyintervenesinthewritingsofanotherauthororauthors.However,commonplacebookspresentchallengesfordigitization,andthisproject,basedinVIU'sMeTADigitalHumanitieslab,developssomemethodologicalapproachestodigitizationthatovercomethesechallenges.ThebookbeingdigitizedinthisprojectisacopyofRoche'sMysteriesoftheMass(1917),whichwasturnedintoacommonplacebookbythreeNuns:SisterHelena(1917);SisterMaria(1927);andSisterTeresa(1948).Theadditionalfactofbeingproducedbythreeownersacrossalongperiodoftime,addshistoricalandculturalcomplexitytothisartefact.OTHERACTIVITYIntegratingOpenSourceDigitalHumanitiesResearchToolswithTheHumanitiesCurriculumWiththelaunchofthenewVIUundergraduatecourseinTopicsintheDigitalHumanitiesin2015,theMeTADigitalHumanitiesLabresearchhasbeenshowntoprovideausefulskillsetforhumanitiesstudents.In'RevisitingOpenSourceSoftwareDevelopmentModelsforCommunity-BasedDigitalHumanitiesResearchGeneration'(Lane,2016)theimportanceofopensourcesoftwarewasarguedfor,intermsofpositivelyandproductivelybuildingupscholarlycommunities.ThisargumentcorrelatedwiththeresultsoftheabovefirsttentativestagesofDHcurriculumdevelopmentatVIU.Thebasicinfrastructureneedsand

ongoingcollaborativeprojectmanagementofdifferentlevelsandtypesofscholarly/researchcommunitiesconvergeat,orwith,theconceptandpracticeofopensourcesoftwaredevelopment.ThisprojectdevelopsDHcurriculumfollowingtheabovemodel,andfieldtestedinaDirectedReading,Topicsin19thCenturyLiterature:LiteraryContinuity,IntertextualityandMacroanalysis.OTHERACTIVITYTextEncodingtheCommonplaceBookinTEI:UtilizingTaggingMethodologiesfromtheInFlandersFieldsProjectThecomplexityoftaggingthecommonplacebook'smultipleformatstoanacademicstandardleadstotheneedforanewapproachtotextencoding.Inthisproject,theinnovationistoapplytheresearchoutcomesoftwopreviousinterrelatedprojectsfromtheCFIandBCKDF-fundedphaseoftheMeTADigitalHumanitiesLabatVIU:(1)InFlandersFields:HistoricalContextsandDigitalGraphicalSurfaceAnalytics,and(2)AdvancedNarratologicalTextEncodingTags.Thenewtaggingapproachisappliedheretothecommonplacebookasaninnovativesolution,whichfurtherenablesdynamicarchivingandunderstandingofcreativeinterventions.


Dr.CyntheaMassonBOOKTheFlawintheStone(ECWPress,2018)TheFlawintheStoneisBookTwoofTheAlchemists'Council,afantasyseriesbasedinconceptsofmedievalalchemy.ThisvolumetakesreaderstoFlawDimension,centuriesbeforetheeventsofBookOne.RebelscribeGenevre,exploringsecretedlibrarieswithDragonsbloodpulsingthroughheryoungveins,accidentallydiscoversa5th-Councilmanuscriptwithalong-forgottenalchemicalformulawhoseimplicationscouldpermanentlytransformboththeAlchemists'CouncilandtheRebelBranch.(BookOnewontheGoldMedalforFantasyinthe2017IndependentPublisherBookAwards.)HistoryDr.KatharineRollwagenCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 29-May-2018“Don'tBringSloppyJoe!":ExploringAge,Gender,andClassinConsumerIdentitiesinMidTwentiethCenturyCanada"PresentationattheCanadianHistoricalAssociation'sAnnualGeneralMeeting.BuyingIn:Marketing,Consumption,andIdentityFormationsin20th-CenturyCanada.CanadianHistoricalAssociationAnnualGeneralMeeting,UniversityofRegina,2018

BOOKREVIEW 01-May-2018 ReviewofStevePenfold'sAMileofMake-Believe:AHistoryoftheEaton'sSantaClausParadeinOntarioHistory110:1(Spring2018):128-129.BOOKREVIEW 01-May-2018 ReviewofJasonReid,GetOutOfMyRoom!AHistoryofTeenBedroomsinAmerica.InHistoricalStudiesinEducation(Spring2018):190-192.MediaStudies/DigitalMediaTechnologyRobinDaviesOTHERACTIVITYNanaimoGlobalFilmFestivalFebruary8-10,2018Headedorganizingcommitteeforafestivalscreeninglocalandinternationalfilmsaboutsustainabilityandsocialjustice.http://www.ngff.ca/AcademicCollaborators:MauriceGallant,InternationalEducation,VIUCommunityCollaborators:VIU'sGlobalCitizensWeek;GlobalVillageNanaimo;Shq’apthut-AGatheringPlace;‘Su’Luqw’a’VIUCommunityCousins;WorldCommunityDevelopmentEducationSociety


PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCEMeridian:AMultimediaPerformanceEventhttp://meridian.is/April6,2018(atVIUTheatre,NanaimowithVIU'sResearchWeek).July29,2017(atTheWhiteRoom,Nanaimo)andJuly15,2017(atTheRoxy,GabriolaIsland).AcademicCollaborators:KevinMaztinec,Art&Design,VIU;JustinMcGrail,Art&Design,VIU;MarianvanderZon,MediaStudies,StudiesinWomenandGender,VIUWORKSHOPDigitalHumanitiesSummerInstitutePresentedweek-longworkshopDigitizationFundamentalsandtheirApplicationattheUniversityofVictoriatointernationalattendees.June5-9,2017,http://dhsi.org/WORKSHOP 30-May-2018 IncorporatingAudioAssignmentsintotheClassroomAttendeesexploredthepedagogicalbenefitsofauralization.http://robin.learnnewmedia.ca/chly/proD/AcademicCollaborators:TanisDagert,CommunityLiaison,Scholarship,Research,andCreativeActivity,VIUJohnnyBlakeborough,MediaTechnician,IT,VIUCommunityCollaborators:CHLY,RadioMalaspina

DebraPentecostRESEARCHPROJECTOralHistoryandDigitalStorytellingCentre:SiteVisitandWorkshopDebrawasawardeda2016-17AsperMediaStudiesEndowmentAwardtofundaresearchtriptoConcordiaUniversitytovisittheirCentreforOralHistoryandDigitalStorytelling(COHDS).Sheinterviewedkeyfacultyinvolvedinoriginatingandrunningthecentre,withtheaimofreachingouttopotentialinteresteddepartmentsatVIU,inadditiontocommunityparticipantsandorganizations,todiscusscreatingasimilarresearchcentreatVIU.PROFESSIONALSERVICEChairofMediaStudiesDepartmentatVancouverIslandUniversity.


OTHERACTIVITYAttendedtheinternationalconference"WorldSocialForum"Debraattendedtheinternationalgathering,theWorldSocialForum,heldinMontreal,August9-14,2016.Withthetagline"Anotherworldisneeded.Together,itispossible!"theWorldSocialForumisthelargestgatheringofcivilsocietyorganizations,withthousandsofindividualscomingtogetherwiththeaimoffindingsolutionstotheproblemsofourtimes.StartedinPortoAlegre,Brazil,in2001,internationalgatheringshaveoccurredannuallyinmanyareasoftheGlobalSouth.The2016meetingwasthefirsttooccurina"Northern"country.Themesincludedissuessuchaspeace,justiceanddemilitarization;variousinequalitiesandhumanandsocialrights;citizenmovements;rightsofnatureandenvironmentaljustice;strugglesagainstneoliberalism;andalternativesfor"AnotherPossibleWorld."PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 24-March-2017 BeyondtheBoundariesofImageandText:TellingDifficultStoriesDebrapresentedapubliclectureaspartoftheArtsandHumanitiesColloquiumSeries.Forhertalk,Debrafocusedonthedifficultquestionconcerninghowonecandepicttheunimaginable.Whentryingtorepresentwar,conflict,andtrauma,documentaryfilmmakersareoftenconfrontedwiththelimitationsofimageandlanguageintryingtoconveytheirstory.AttentioninthetalkwasgiventoIsraelifilmmaker,AriFolman,andhisanimateddocumentary,WaltzWithBashir,andCambodianfilmmaker,RithyPanh,andhisveryuniqueandpersonaldocumentary,TheMissingPicture,afilmchroniclingPanh'sownharrowingexperiencesurvivinginCambodiaduringtheKhmerRougeregime.

AcademicCollaborators:ArtsandHumanitiesColloquiumSeries,VIUModernLanguagesLeiChenOTHERACTIVITY 28-April-2018 CanadaChineseTeachingRound-tableConferenceAlluniversitiesinCanadathatofferChineseteachingprogramparticipated,Chineseembassyalsoattendedtheconference.Issuesandchallengesinteachingandprogrammingwerediscussed.Datawascollectedandshared.Futurecollaborationwasproposed.AcademicCollaborators:UniversityofBritishColumbia;UniversityofVictoria;SimonFraserUniversity;KPC;UniversityofRegina;TrinityWestern;LangaraCollege;UniversityofCapilano;UniversityofFraserValleyCommunityCollaborators:ChineseEmbassy


CHINESESINGINGCOMPETITION–JUDGE16-February-2018UniversitystudentswhowerestudyingChineseatuniversitiesparticipatedthecompetition.HostedandsponsoredbyChineseembassy.AcademicCollaborators:UniversityofBritishColumbia;UniversityofVictoria;SimonFraserUniversity;CapilanoCollege;UniversityofFraserValleyCommunityCollaborators:ChineseEmbassyMusicGregoryBushPERFORMANCE17-September-2017 TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationpresentstheGregBushsextetatthePortTheatreAconcertoforiginalcompositionbyGregBushfeaturingajazzsextet.AcademicCollaborators:ClaudioFantinato;DanCraven;SteveSmith;RobUffen;AliciaMurrayCommunityCollaborators:TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociation

ARTICLE 17-May-2018 AmusicworkshopwithstudentsfromtheRockyheightsSchoolinVictoriaGregBushconductedaworkshopwiththeRockyheightsconcertbandfromVictoria.AcademicCollaborators:JenniferKelly;GregBushCommunityCollaborators:TheRockyheightsconcertbandOTHERACTIVITY29-September-2017 TheVIUColloquiumSeriespresents:AJazzBirthdayParty:OneHundredYearsonRecordIn1917,theOriginalDixielandJazzBandmadewhatisconsideredtobethefirstjazzrecording.ItincludedthesongDarktownStruttersBallcomposedbyCanadianSheltonBrooks.ComeexploretheimportanceoftheoriginalrecordingandlearnaboutCanada’scontributiontojazzmusic.Agreatpartyneedsgreatmusic–let’smakesome!WithaperformancefeaturingVIUmusicstudents.Academic Collaborators: GregBushandtheVIUColloquiumorganizersCommunity Collaborators: TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociation


PERFORMANCE02-May-2018 TheVancouverIslandUniversityJazz EnsembleunderthedirectionofGregBushinconcertatthenWestCoastJazzFestivalintheMalaspinatheatre AperformanceofbigbandjazzmusicfeaturingVIUstudents.CommunityCollaborators:TheWestCoastJazzFestivalARTICLE 04-April-2018TheVancouverIslandUniversityMusicDepartmentpresentsjazzartistRufusReidinconcertwiththeVIUJazzEnsembleunderthedirectionofGregBush.Mr.ReidalsopresentedtwomasterclassesMasterclassesandaconcertoforiginalcompositionsandarrangementsbyRufusReidperformingwiththeVIUjazzensemble.AcademicCollaborators:GregBushandRufusReidCommunity Collaborators: TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 03-November-2016A'TouroftheBlues,featuringthemusicofW.C.Handy',featuringtheN.O.L.A.NighthawksOnNovember3throughtoNovember6theNOLANighthawksperformedtheirshow,‘theTouroftheBlues'atChemainusGardens.Community Collaborators: Theten-pieceensembleledbyAndrewHomzy

PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 16-December-2016 A'TouroftheBlues,featuringthemusicofW.C.Handy',featuringtheN.O.L.A.NighthawksOnDecember16&17,2016,theNOLANighthawksperformedtheirshow,'theTouroftheBlues'attheDorchesterHotelinNanaimo.Community Collaborators: Theten-pieceensembleledbyAndrewHomzyPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 17-May-2018 'Identity/WhoAreYou?'featuringTimothyAllen,KuleKambereandtheNOLANighthawksGregperformedwiththeNOLANighthawksineveningoflivejazz,tapdanceandstreetdance.AcademicCollaborators:TimothyAllen;KuleKambere;AndrewHomzyandtheNOLANighthawksCommunity Collaborators: CrimsonCoastDanceSocietyPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE16-March-2017 JazzTrombonistDelfeayoMarsalisperformswiththeVIUJazzEnsembleOnThursdayMarch16,2017,DelfeayoMarsalis,thetrombonewieldingmemberoftherenownedMarsalisfamily,performedaconcertwiththeVIUJazzEnsembleunderthedirectionofGregBush.Inaddition,Mr.MarsalisconductedseveralmasterclassesandworkshopsforVIUstudentsandmembersoftheVancouverIslandcommunity.


Academic Collaborators: GregBushPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 16-January-2017 JazzvocalistLaurenBushperformswiththeGregBushQuartetattheLighthouseBistroOnApril16,LaurenBush,ajazzsingerbasedinLondonEngland,performedaconcertofjazzstandardswiththeGregBushQuartet.Academic Collaborators: GregBush Community Collaborators: GregBush;DaveKlinger;RobUffen;GrahamVillette WORKSHOP14-September-2017 JazzworkshopfeaturingtheNYC/NOLAbasedjazzquintetJohnEllisand'DoubleWide'AjazzworkshopwiththeNYC/NOLAbasedjazzquintetJohnEllisand'DoubleWide'fortheVIUandNanaimocommunity.Academic Collaborators: GregBushandtheVIUmusicdept;MembersoftheJohnEllisQuintetCommunity Collaborators: ProducedinconjunctionwiththeNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociation

PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE19-November-2017Pat'sHouseofJazzpresentstheGregBushQuintetattheCroftonHotelAperformanceoforiginalmusicbyGregBushfeaturingtheGregBushQuintet.Academic Collaborators: DanCraven;SteveSmith;KenLister;HansVerhoevenCommunity Collaborators: Pat'sHouseofJazz


PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 20-June-2018SchmoozeProductionspresentsthemusical'Chicago',June20-30Gregperformedinthe14-memberpitorchestraforthemusical'Chicago.'Community Collaborators: Schmooze ProductionsPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE04-May-2017TheGeorgiaStraightBigBandperformanceattheAvalancheBar&GrillinCourtenayB.C.OnMay4theGeorgiaStraightBigBandperformedaspecialconcerttocelebrateGreg'stenthanniversarywiththeband.Academic Collaborators: Greg Bush Community Collaborators: MembersoftheGeorgiaStraightBigBandPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE21-January-2017 TheGeorgiaStraightBigBandperformsTVCopShowThemesTheGeorgiaStraightBigBand,directedbyGregBush,performedmusicfromTVcopshowthemesataconcertattheLittleRedChurchinComoxB.C.Community Collaborators: TheGeorgiaStraightBigBand

PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 26-February-2017

TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationcelebratesthe100thanniversaryofthefirstjazzrecordingwithaconcertatthePortTheatre,featuringtheNOLANighhawks

TheNOLANighthawkspresentedaneveningofmusictocommemoratethefirstjazzrecordingmadeonthisdatein1917bytheOriginalDixieland'Jass'Band.Academic Collaborators: Andrew Homzy Community Collaborators: MembersoftheNOLANighthawksalongwithmembersortheNanaimojazzcommunityPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE01-June-2018

TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationpresentstheGregBushsextetaspartoftheir'HaveYouHeard'concertseriesattheShawAuditoriumAjazzconcertfeaturingtheoriginalcompositionsofGregBush.

Academic Collaborators: GregBush;ClaudioFantinato;DanCraven;SteveSmith;KenLister;HansVerhoeven;AndrewHomzy Community Collaborators: TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociation


PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE15-September-2017 TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationspresentstheNolaNighthawksinconcertAconcertofNewOrleansmusicfromtraditionaljazztoR&Btofunkandmore.Academic Collaborators: GregBush;AnrewHomzyCommunity Collaborators: TheNanaimoInternationalJazzFestivalAssociationPRODUCTION/PERFORMANCE 28-September-2017TheVIUMusicFacultyQuintetinperformanceattheVaultAconcertoforiginalcompositionsandarrangementsfeaturingtheVIUmusicfaculty.Academic Collaborators: GregBush;BenHenriques;SteveSmith;KenLister;HansVerhoeven

TheatreElizaGardinerBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKChair,FederationofPostSecondaryEducatorsHumanRightsandInternationalSolidarityCommitteeFPSEmemberscaredeeplyaboutequalityandsocialjustice,notonlyinourworkinglives,butalsoinsocietyatlarge.TheHumanRights&InternationalSolidarityCommitteeworksonstrategiesforachievingequalityinourinstitutionsandinourcommunities.ThiscommitteealsoorganizesanannualSpeaker'sTour,invitingleadinghumanrightsactiviststoourmemberlocalstosharetheirknowledgeandexperiences.FPSErepresentativesreceiveregulartrainingandskill-buildingopportunities,andFPSE'sAnnualGeneralMeetingoffersparticipantsanannualopportunitytoexplorecurrentrightsissues.OTHERACTIVITYHumanrightsdelegationwithCo-DevelopmentCanadatoFreeTradeZonesinNicaraguaandHondurasThankstofundingfromVIUFA,FPSEandVIU'sFacultyStudyAbroad,traveledonaCo-DevelopmentCanada10-memberhumanrightsdelegationtovisitsweatshopsinLatinAmerica.


BOARD/COMMITTEEWORK

Chair,VIUFAHumanRightsandInternationalSolidarityCommitteeVIUFA'sHumanRightsandInternationalSolidarityCommitteeidentifiesandpublicizeslocalandinternationalhumanrightsissues,especiallybyinvitingindividualsandgroupstospeaktofacultyoncampus.WemonitoruniversitypoliciesandproceduresandengagetheUniversityandregionalcampuscommunitiesininitiativesandeventsthatpromotediversity,protectequality,preventdiscrimination,andeducateontopicsofsocial/globaljusticeandpeace. TheHRISCommitteeliaiseswithcampusandcommunitygroupstosupportissuesofmutualinterestandcooperatetowardsthepreservationandenhancementoffundamentalhumanrightsonourcampus,inourcommunities,andinternationally.Academic Collaborators: CherylWarsh;LynnWytenbroek;ClayArmstrong;RachelCooper;DanielSimons;SonnetL'Abbe;AnnRogers

Community Collaborators: TheHRISCommitteehasanannualbudgetof$1500,andthisyearspent$1500onsupportinglocaleventsincluding:SyrianArtExhibit(Cowichan),Worldbridgerfilmonnon-regrights,CinemaPoliticasix-filmseries(inpartnershipwithMidIslandCouncilofCanadians),Women'sMarchincollaborationwithlocaladvocacygroups,NanaimoGlobalFilmFestival,JosephMairsMemorial(Ladysmith),AllOurFather'sRelationsguestappearance/filmscreening,RightsActionadvocacyforminingharmedpeopleinGuatemala.Wealsobroughtakeynotespeakeronthetheme"ACalltoAction"toVIUaspartoftheprovincialFederationofPost-SecondaryEducator'sannualSpeaker'sTour.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKFacultyRepresentative,VIUBoardofGovernorsTheBoardofGovernorsofVancouverIslandUniversityisempoweredbytheUniversityActofBritishColumbia.Themanagement,administrationandcontroloftheproperty,revenue,businessandaffairsoftheuniversityarevestedintheBoard.NoremunerationispaidtoanymemberoftheBoardofGovernorsinrespectoftheirserviceasagovernor.TheBoardmembershipiscomprisedof15membersasfollows:thechancellor;thepresident;twofacultymemberselectedbythefaculty;eightpersonsappointedbytheLieutenantGovernorinCouncil,twoofwhomaretobeappointedfromamongpersonsnominatedbythealumniassociation;twostudentselectedbythestudents;andonepersonelectedbyandfromtheemployeesoftheuniversitywhoarenotfacultymembers.


WORKSHOPGuestLecturerVisitedSocialWork200andupperlevelNursingclassestofacilitateTheatreoftheOppressed'RainbowofDesire'sessionswithstudents.Academic Collaborators: CarmenLavoie,SocialWorkDepartment;TeresaHannesson,FacultyofHealthandHumanServicesBOOKLearningWhilePlaying:across-disciplinarytheatregamesbookletThishandbookisacompilationof24gamespresentedbystudentsintheinauguraliterationofINTR104inthefallsemester2016,afusionofCRIM103andTHEA115thatintroducesthrougharts-basedcurriculumexplanationsforanti-socialbehaviorrelatedtopsycho-sociologicalscience.Studentsexperiencetheoryinthiscoursebyusingsocio-politicalandparticipatorytheatretechniquestothinkdeeplyaboutanddiscussthelivedexperienceofindividualsinconflictwiththelaw.DiversefacultyacrossthedisciplinescanusethisbookletfundedbyVIUFAtofacilitatefunandthought-provokingdramagamesthatwillbuildcamaraderieandconfidencewhiledevelopingcommunicationandobservationskills.PRODUCTION/PERFORMANCEDirector,WilliamHeadonStageproductionofAntigoneDirectorofprisontheatreprojectfeaturingcastandcrewresidentsatWilliamHeadFederalCorrectionalFacilitynearVictoria,BC.ThisrenditionoftheancientGreektragedyAntigonefeaturesanall-maleoffendercastandcrew,aswellaslong-timevolunteersandmentors,andcurrentVIUtheatreand

criminologystudentswhoaretakingpartasvolunteersandfordirectedstudiescoursecredit.Theprojectfeaturesacollaborativeapproachonafuturisticversionoftheclassicstoryaboutcivildisobedience,corruptionofpower,crimeandpunishment.WilliamHeadonStageistheonlydramainitiativeofitskindinCanada;itisaninsightprogramthatusestheperformingartstoempowerdiscussionsonsocialjusticeissues,prepareinmatesforrelease,buildskills,andreducerecidivism.PROFESSIONALSERVICEGeneralManager,TheatreOne TheatreOneisNanaimo'sprofessionaltheatrecompanythatentertains,educatesandenrichesourcommunitybyprovidingchallenginganddynamicprofessionallivetheatreemphasizingcontemporaryCanadianwork.TheatreOneencouragesthecreationofnewplaysandthedevelopmentoflocalplaywrights,actors,designersandtechnicians,allwithintheframeworkoffiscalintegrity.TheatreOnehaspresentedover70Mainstageplays.anditsstagedreadingseriescalledEmergingVoiceshelpsplaywrightsdevelopnewplays;theJustKiddingseriesappealstofamiliesandchildrenofallages.Inadditiontoitstheatreprograms,TheatreOneputsonthepopularindependentfilmseries,FringeFlicksandtheannualfoodiefundraiser,theBiteofNanaimo.MostofTheatreOne'spresentationsareheldintheMalaspinaTheatreatVIU.OTHERACTIVITYPresentationforVIUInternationalDevelopmentWeek,andVIUFAProDBBQFreeTradeZonesinNicaragua&Honduras:PerspectivesofWomen'sLabourOrganizations


Academic Collaborators: TanisDagert;CommunityLiaisonScholarship;Research&CreativeActivityCommunity Collaborators: Co-DevelopmentCanadaandtheFederationofPostSecondaryEducatorsOTHERACTIVITYVIUCriminology/SociologyfieldschooltoArizonaUSAAttendanceonfieldschoolforcomparativestudyofjusticeandpenalsystems,prisonsandjailsinBCandArizonatowardsresearchinaninvestigationofarts-basedprogrammingtoreducerecidivismandbuildopportunitiesforjustice.Academic Collaborators: Dr.BethMcLin,Criminology;JoanneFalvai,Criminology;SylvieLafreniere,SociologyWORKSHOPGuestLecturerVIU'sInsideOutprogram;facilitatedparticipatorydramasessionwithstudentsandoffendersattheBrannenLakeProvincialCorrectionalFacility.Academic Collaborators: Dr.BethMcLin,Criminology;JoanneFalvai,Criminology

WORKSHOPGuestLecturer,WorldVIUDaysCulturalCouchActitOutparticipatorydramagamessessionwithinternationalstudentsAcademic Collaborators: LesliePuska,FacultyofInternationalEducation,InterculturalProgramCoordinator


FacultyofEducationEducationDr.TeresaFarrellPROJECTDevelopingCurriculumfortheParksvilleMuseumTheBachelorofEducationYear5studentsdevelopedlessonsequencesfortheParksvilleMuseumthatcouldbeusedbyvisitingschoolgroupsK-7.VIUin-serviceteacherstouredthemuseumexaminingartifactsandbuildingsusingthelensofthehistoricalwaysofthinking(BCSSCurriculumCompetencies).Studentswerethendividedintosmallgroupsanddevelopedlessonsequencesthathadpre,fieldtrip,andpostactivitiesforselectedgrades.Thesehavenowbeenedited,formattedandsharedwiththeParksvilleMuseumwhowillmakethemavailableasaneducationalresourceforschoolsandgroupstouringthemuseum.Academic Collaborators: Dr.TeresaFarrell,Instructor,FacultyofEducation,VIU;EDTE419students,FacultyofEducation,VIUCommunity Collaborators: MerylOlivier,ParksvilleMuseumEducationalProgrammer;PhillipaOlivier,ParksvilleMuseum,EducationalProgrammer;LeonaMatte,ParksvilleMuseumdirector

PaigeFisherCOMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIP 22-November-2017 RegionalNetworkingFacilitatorOnbehalfofVIUIhavecreatedaregionalnetworkinggroupwhichoffersprofessionallearningsupporttoeducatorsfromacrosstheVancouverIslandregion.Duringthisacademicyearwehosted3gatheringsintheRoyalArbutusRoom.Eachgatheringoffersnetworkingopportunitiesforregionaleducatorsaswellasnewlearninginrelationtoeducationaltransformation.Withthesupportofasmallsteeringcommittee,wehostguestspeakersandoffercollaborativeinquirysupport.Thisyear'sguestspeakersincludedDr.CatherineMcGregorfromtheUniversityofVictoria,TerrenceWrightfromAustralia,andJanUnwinfromtheMinistryofEducation.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKNucaMatTatalutBoardMemberThisworkinggroupmeetsmonthlytosupportthedevelopmentofacoherentfocusonprofessionallearningforeducatorsinSchoolDistrict#68Nanaimo/Ladysmith.Boardmembersincludeteachers,schooladministrators,seniormanagement,VIUrepresentativesandNDTA(teacher'sunion)members.


PROJECT 06-January-2017 6CampusCommunitiesofPedagogicalInquiry:CurriculumImplementationProjectThisisaneducationtransformationprojectfundedbytheBCMinistryofEducationtosupporttheimplementationoftherevisedBCcurriculumthroughteachereducationprograms.SixteachereducationprogramsinBCareengagedinexploring'in-situ'approachestoteachereducation.Bysituatingmuchofourcourseworkinclassroomsinlocalschools,eachofusisabletosupporttheimplementationoftheredesignedcurriculumbyexposingin-serviceteacherstocurrentstrategiesandapproaches.Aspartoftheproject,wegatherfeedbackfrompre-serviceteachersandfromourworkinschoolstoproviderecommendationstotheMinistryaroundnextstepsinimplementation.Academic Collaborators: LeytonSchnellert,AssistantProfessor,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofBritishColumbiaOkanagan;KathySanford,Professor,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofVictoria,BCMinistryofEducation;DebbieKoehn,TeacherEducationProgramCoordinator,UniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia;AllysonFleming,Professor,FacultyofEducation,VIU;RachelMoll,Professor,FacultyofEducation,VIUCommunity Collaborators: SchoolDistrict#68,Nanaimo/Ladysmith;SchoolDistrict#79,Cowichan;SchoolDistrict#69,Parksville/Qualicum

BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKRuralEducationAdvisoryBoardMemberThisadvisorygroupmeets3-5timeseachyeartodiscussissuesinvolvingruraleducationinBritishColumbia.Thegroupincludesschoolsuperintendentsfrom12ruralschooldistricts,MinistryofEducationpersonnelandrepresentativesfrom4BritishColumbiauniversities.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 27-May-2018 TheFamiliarandtheStrange:PartneringforEducationTransformationCATE(CanadianAssociationofTeacherEducators)SymposiumCanadianSocietyfortheStudyofEducationAnnualconference.Thismetissagepresentationbroughttogetherscholarsrepresentingeachteachereducationprogramtosharetheirperspectivesontheexperienceofworkingtogetherineducationtransformationusingaprocessthatweavesvariousstoriesinaninteractivepresentation.Academic Collaborators: LeytonSchnellert,AssociateProfessor,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofBritishColumbiaOkanagan;KathySanford,Professor,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofVictoria;DebbieKoehn,TeacherEducationCoordinator,UniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia;AllysonFleming,Professor,VIU


SYMPOSIUMPRESENTATION 06-January-2018 Deepeningtheconversation:LeveragingrelationshipstosupportsystemstransformationwiththegoalofenhancingpathwaystoequityInternationalCongressforSchoolEffectivenessandImprovement.DeepeningSchoolChangeforScaling:Principles,PathwaysandPartnerships.Thissymposiumwaspresentedasanofferingofthe3PNetworkofICSEI.The3PNetworkexplorestherelationshipsbetweeneducationalpolicy,practiceandresearchinvenuesthatoftenresideinpartnershipwitheducationalinstitutions.WesharedinformationaboutprojectsintheUKandWesternCanadathatspaninstitutionalboundariesandcreatestrongerbondswithcommunities.Academic Collaborators: AntonFlorek,CEO,TheStaffCollege,Nottingham,UK;LeytonSchnellert,AssistantProfessor,UniversityofBritishColumbia,OkanaganBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK NanaimoAboriginalCentreBoardMemberTheNanaimoAboriginalCentreservestheneedsofurbanAboriginalyouthintheCentralVancouverIslandregion.IsupportthevariouseducationalactivitiesthattheCentreisengagedwithasacriticalfriendandlearningpartner.

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 21-February-2018ContemporaryClassroomsasComplexSpacesWestCASTKeynoteWestCAST:WesternCanadianAssociationforStudentTeachingConference.ThisconferencebringstogetherstudentteachersandfacultyfromacrosswesternCanadatoshareideasandlearntogether.Theconferenceopeningkeynotewasdesignedtoinspirecriticalthoughtaroundtheneedtorespondtoincreasinglydiversestudentpopulationsaseducators.WORKSHOPCurriculumImplementationDayFacilitatorforVancouverIslandWestSchoolDistrictWorkedwithSD#84(VancouverIslandWest)schooldistricttooffertwofull-dayworkshopsinsupportofenhancedimplementationofBC'sRedesignedCurriculum.Community Collaborators: LynnBrown,fieldsupervisor,VIUFacultyofEducation;SD#84VancouverIslandWest


CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 22-February-2018 TheFamiliarandtheStrange:PartneringinEducationTransformationWestCASTConferenceSymposiumWestCAST:WesternCanadianAssociationforStudentTeaching.ContemporaryClassroomsasComplexSpaces.ThismetissagepresentationbroughttogetheruniversityfacultyandstudentteachersfromVIUandUVICtosharetheirexperienceswithin-situteachereducationassociatedwiththe6CampusCommunitiesofPedagogicalInquiryproject.Academic Collaborators: SeanToal,Professor,FacultyofEducation,VIU;Mary-LynnEpps,Instructor,FacultyofEducation,VIU;LindsyFriendship,Student,FacultyofEducation,VIU;ChristineDalman,Student,FacultyofEducation,VIU;KatherineRoss,Student,FacultyofEducation,VIU;DebbieKoehn,TeacherEducationCoordinator,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia;TrevorSmith,Student,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofVictoriaDr.RachelMollBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 05-September-2017 GraduateStudiesAdvisoryGroupCommitteeMemberBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK05-September-2017 SSHRC-CGSAwardsCommitteeCommittee Member

BOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 05-September-2017 VIUResearchEthicsBoardCommittee Member COMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIPIndigenousEducationandEducationforSustainableDevelopment

Communityengagementevent.Academic Collaborators:DanielleAlphonse,BCRIC,AboriginalEarlyChildhoodEducationCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 14-January-2018 Deepeningtheconversation:LeveragingrelationshipstosupportsystemstransformationwiththegoalofenhancingpathwaystoequitySymposiumpresentationatAnnualmeetingoftheInternationalCongressforSchoolEffectivenessandImprovementinSingapore,January2018.Academic Collaborators: PaigeFisher,Professor,FacultyofEducation,VIUGRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISIONMaster'sofEducationalLeadershipStudentsupervisionNoreenKeen,Fosteringstudentself-assessmentconfidenceandskillRichardBruce,Experiencesofpre-serviceteachersinanembeddededucationcontext.RebeccaLin,Overcomingbarriersfacingadultimmigrationstudentsthatpreventthemfromcompletingpost-secondaryeducation.


OTHERACTIVITYGlobalEngagementGrant$1000,awardedtoattendInternationalCongressforSchoolEffectivenessandImprovement,Singapore,January2018.PROFESSIONALSERVICEAdhocreviewerStudiesinHigherEducation,PhysicsReviewPhysicsEducationResearch.RESEARCHPROJECT 15-May-2018Re-orientingtrainingsystemstoimprovequalityeducationforIndigenousYouthCo-ChairingVIU'sparticipationinglobalresearchproject.Received$5000offundingfromCommunityEngagementAcceleratorGrant.Academic Collaborators: DanielleAlphonse,BCRIC,AboriginalearlychildhooddevelopmentCOMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIP15-December-2017ThedesignanduseofamobilelearningappinmarinescienceeducationbyyouthvisitingVIU'sDeepBayMarineResearchFieldStationCommunityEngagementAcceleratorGrant-$2500Academic Collaborators: MichaelHammond-Todd,FacultyofEducation,VIU

Community Collaborators: CarlButterworth,Manager,DeepBayMarineStation,VIUWORKSHOP 25-April-2018 ActionResearchMethodologiesAprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopforVIUFaculty.Academic Collaborators: LaureenStyles,HealthandHumanServices,VIU;TanisDagert,VIU


Sport,Health&PhysicalEducationDr.GuyLeMasurier BOOK 15-February-2018 FitnessforLife:MiddleSchoolComprehensivefitnesseducationprogramforgrades6-8thatincludesastudenttextbook,aninteractivewebtext,andateacher'sguide.Theprogramintroducesmiddleschoolstudentstothecomponentsofhealth-relatedfitness,personalprogramplanning,biomechanicalprinciplesofmovement,andtheimportanceofsocialsupportinphysicalactivityandhealthyeating.Academic Collaborators: CharlesCorbinPhD;DollyLambdin,EdD;BenSibley,PhDOTHERACTIVITY 22-June-2017FitnessforLife:Preparingteensforhealthy,activelifestylesLeadanauthorteamtopublishacomprehensivefitnesseducationprogramforsecondaryphysicaleducation.Theprogramfocusesondevelopinghigher-orderphysicalliteracyskillsamongadolescents(e.g.,self-management,programplanning,fitnessprinciples).Theprogramincludesatextbook,anonlineteacher'sguide,andastudentwebresource.Academic Collaborators: ChuckCorbin,Phd;KellyBaker,PhD(candidate);JohnByl

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 05-May-2017DevelopingPhysicalLiteracyinSecondaryPhysicalEducationPeer-reviewedpodiumpresentationatthePhysicalandHealthEducationCanadaNationalConference.Thepresentationuseda5-stepprogramplanningmodeltohighlighttheessentialcharacteristicsofaneffectivefitnesseducationprogram.WORKSHOP 19-May-2018ShowDon'ttell:QualitydemonstrationsandfeedbackinphysicaleducationActiveworkshoppresentationfocusedonminimizinginstructiontimeandmaximizingactivityandspecificfeedbackinmovementsettings.Participantslearnedhowtodeliverqualitydemonstrationsanddelivercongruentfeedback.WORKSHOP 08-March-2018 CREATEPresentationTechniquesTwopresentationtechniquesworkshopsweredelivered(February8andMarch8,2018)toVIUstudentsfocusedonbodylanguage,voicetoneandpacing,anddesigningeffectiveslides.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 31-January-2018 TheFutureofPhysicalEducation:Changingourmindscanchangestudents'livesThispanelpresentationprovidedavisionforqualityphysicaleducationfromacademicsandteachers.


Academic Collaborators: ChrisFenlon-MacDonald;AlexandraInglis;TedTemertzoglouPOSTERWORKSHOP27-March-2018DeliveredaposterworkshopforDr.LafrenieresCommunity-basedAppliedInterdisciplinaryresearchstudents.Theworkshopfocusedoncreatingeffectivepostersthatengageanaudience.Studentsacquiredtechnology-specifictoolsandresourcestocreateengaginginfographics.Academic Collaborators: SylvieLafrenieres;ElizabethMcLin(FacultyofSocialScience)PRESENTATIONSKILLS07-February-2018DeliveredaworkshoponpresentationskillsfortheInternshipprogramledbyLyndaRobinson.Theworkshopwasattendedbyanumberofstudentsfromdifferentprogramsoncampus(e.g.,Business,RecreationandTourism).Theworkshopfocusedoncommunicatingeffectivelywithbodylanguage,voice,andimages.Academic Collaborators: LyndaRobinson


FacultyofHealth&HumanServicesBachelorofScienceinNursingLeighBlaneyCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONDe-stigmatizationofmentalillnessandaddictionrequiresincreasedcontentinundergraduatenursingeducationgloballyKent-Wilkinson,A.,Blaney,L.,Groening,M.,SantaMina,E.,Rodrigue,C.,&Hust,C.(2017).PaperpreparedfortheHonorSocietyofNursing,SigmaThetaTauInternational(STTI),28thInternationalNursingResearchCongress,Dublin,Ireland:July27.Academic Collaborators: ArleneKent-Wilkinson,RN,CPMHN(C),BSN,MN,PhDAssociateProfessor,CollegeofNursing,UniversityofSaskatchewan;MarleeGroening,RN,BSN,MSNLecturer,UndergraduateAdvisor,SchoolofNursing,UniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC),Vancouver,BC.;ElaineSantaMina,RN,BA,BAAN,MSc,PhDAssociateDirector;DaphneCockwellSchoolofNursing,RyersonUniversity;CarmenRodrigue,RN,CPMHN(C),BScN,MScAdvancedPracticeNurse,NursingProfessionalPractice,BruyereContinuingCare,St.Vincent'sHospital,Ottawa,ON.;CarmenHust,RN,MScN,PhD,(c)NursingProfessor,AlgonquinCollege

CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONNeedformentalhealthandaddictioncurriculuminundergraduatenursingeducationinCanadaandgloballyKent-Wilkinson,A.,Blaney,L.,Groening,M.,SantaMina,E.,Rodrigue,C.,&Hust,C.PosterpresentationattheHonorSocietyofNursing,SigmaThetaTauInternational(STTI),28thInternationalNursingResearchCongress,Dublin,Ireland:July27-31.Academic Collaborators: ArleneKent-Wilkinson,RN,CPMHN(C),BSN,MN,PhDAssociateProfessor,CollegeofNursing,UniversityofSaskatchewan;MarleeGroening,RN,BSN,MSNLecturer,UndergraduateAdvisor,SchoolofNursing,UniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC),Vancouver,BC;ElaineSantaMina,RN,BA,BAAN,MSc,PhDAssociateDirector;DaphneCockwell,SchoolofNursing,RyersonUniversity;CarmenRodrigue,RN,CPMHN(C),BScN,MSc,AdvancedPracticeNurse,NursingProfessionalPractice,BruyereContinuingCare,St.Vincent'sHospital,Ottawa,ON;CarmenHust,RN,MScN,PhD,(c)NursingProfessor,AlgonquinCollege


NonaBrackOTHERACTIVITY 01-March-2017ExploringbestpracticesforpatientteachinganduseofnitroglycerinprotocolwithstableanginapatientsThissystematicreviewisexploringavarietyofsourcestodiscoverwhatisbestpracticewhenteachingpatientsaboutnitroglycerinadministrationwhilelivingwithangina.Thiswillbeamultidisciplinaryprojecttolearnbestpracticesthatwillenhancethepharmacology,physiologicalandteachingknowledgeforBachelorofScienceinNursingstudents.Academic Collaborators: BrendaLane,Nursingprofessor,VIU;MartiHarder,NursingProfessor,VIU;TinaPereza-Rolls,NursingProfessor,VIUCommunity Collaborators: RachelEdey,Pharmacist,IslandHealthRESEARCHPROJECT 30-September-2016HownursingfacultyclinicalpatientassignmentsforundergraduatenursingstudentsThisprojectexploredthefactorsBachelorofScienceinnursingfacultyconsiderwhenestablishingpatientassignmentsinclinicalpracticesettings.Amixedmethodsapproachwasusedtoexplorefactorsandfacultyconsiderationsduringpreparationforthisweeklyexperientiallearningcourseduringthefirstthreeyearsofthenursingprogram.Theresultswillbedisseminatedlocallyandprovinciallyalongwithplansforpublicationinanursingeducationjournal.

Academic Collaborators: TeresaHannesson,RN,BSN,MSN,NursingProfessor,BachelorofScienceinNursingprogram,HealthandHumanServices,VIUShannon Dames CHAPTER 01-February-2018 AuthoroftwotextbookchaptersCurrentlyacceptedasanauthorandthechaptersareunderreviewforpublication.LeadingandManaginginCanadianNursing(2ndEd.).Chapter5:Understandingandresolvingconflict.Chapter26:Managingpersonal/personnelproblems. Academic Collaborators: ElsevierPublishingRESEARCHPROJECT 01-July-2017AStudyoftheInterplaybetweenNewGraduateLifeExperience,Context,andtheExperienceofStressintheWorkplace:ExploringFactorstowardsSelf-ActualizingasaNoviceNurseAqualitativestudy,involving24interviewswith8novicenursesinBC.Exploringtheimpactofinterplayofnumerousfactorsontheirabilitytothrive.Academic Collaborators: UniversityofCalgary-ThesisSupervision


RESEARCHPROJECT01-July-2017AStudyoftheInterplaybetweenNewGraduateLifeExperience,Context,andtheExperienceofStressintheWorkplace:ExploringFactorstowardsSelf-ActualizingasaNoviceNurseAqualitativestudy,involving24interviewswith8novicenursesinBC.Exploringtheimpactofinterplayofnumerousfactorsontheirabilitytothrive.Academic Collaborators: UniversityofCalgary-ThesisSupervisionARTICLEDevelopingaCurriculumthatPromotesSelf-compassionamongHealthcareProvidersWorkingwithVIUandIslandhealthPartnerstosecuregrantfundsanddevelopaplanofactiontowardacurriculumwherebySelf-Compassionisenhancedamonglocalhealthcareproviders.Academic Collaborators: VIU-Researchdepartment,CIEL,BsNCommunity Collaborators: IslandHealth-Multipledepartments(research,SpiritualHealth,ProfessionalDevelopment,OrganizationalDevelopment,Administration,etc.)

ARTICLE 01-April-2018 SenseofCoherence,aWorthyFactortowardNursingStudentandNewGraduateSatisfactionwithNursing,GoalSettingAffinities,andCopingTendenciesDames,S.&Javorski,S.(2018)."SenseofCoherence,aWorthyFactortowardNursingStudentandNewGraduateSatisfactionwithNursing,GoalSettingAffinities,andCopingTendencies.QualityAdvancementinNursingEducation-Vol.4:Iss.1,Article3.Academic Collaborators: StephenJavorski,DepartmentofSocialWork,VIU;514thyearBsNStudentsTeresa Hannesson RESEARCHPROJECTHowNursingFacultyChooseClinicalAssignmentsforUndergraduateNursingStudentsThisprojectexploredthefactorsBachelorofScienceinNursingfacultyconsiderwhenestablishingpatientassignmentsinclinicalpracticesettings.Amixedmethodsapproachwasusedtoexplorefactorsandfacultyconsiderationsduringpreparationforthis weeklyexperientiallearningcourseduringthefirstthreeyearsofthenursingprogram.Theresultswillbedisseminatedlocallyandprovinciallyalongwithplansforpublicationinanursingeducationjournal.Academic Collaborators: NonaBrack,RN,BSN,MSN,BachelorofScienceinNursingprogram,HealthandHumanServices,VIU


Marti Harder ARTICLE 02-March-2018 A'two-eyedseeing'approachtoIndigenizingnursingcurriculaThisarticlewaswrittenasanexplorationintoglobalnursingprogramsandhowtheyareworkingtowardsIndigenizingcurricula.EducatorsquestionhowsuchIndigenizationshouldoccur,andwhatthecurricularresultshouldlooklike.Throughtheutilizationofatwo-eyedseeingapproach,nursingcurriculacanbedesignedtobeculturallysafeandrelevantforalllearners,andfacultycanbesupportedintheirgrowthanddevelopmentinIndigenousknowledge.Academic Collaborators: MartiHarder,RN,MSN,VIU;JessieJohnson,RN,PhD,UniversityofCalgaryinQatar;CathyMacDonald,RN,PhD,SaintFrancisXavierUniversity;AndreaIngstrup,RN,MN,UniversityofCalgaryinQatar;J.MarcPiche,BA,BEd,MEdL,NanaimoLadysmithSchoolDistrict#68RESEARCHPROJECT 02-February-2018 Whatreallymatters-olderadultsvoicesTheresearchpurposeistoexplorewhatmattersmostineverydaylifetoolderadultslivingindependentlyinthecommunity,throughgivingparticipantsavoicebyaskingthemtosharetheirperspectives.Throughthisdescriptivequalitativestudy,usingcasestudymethods,weheardtheauthenticvoicesofadults,over70yearsofage,intheCentralVancouverIslandregion.Datawascollectedthroughvideorecordedinterviewswith11participants.Avideoofthekeyfindingswas

createdandshownattheprovincialGNABCconference,inNanaimoinApril,2018.Thefindingsofthisprojectmayhelpnursesandnursingstudentstobetterunderstandolderadult’sviewsofwhattheyvalue.Academic Collaborators: MartiHarder,RN,MSN,VIU;LaureenStyles,RN,EdD,VIU;PieraJung,RN,MSN,VIU;StudentPartners:BritneyEnsandEmilyRichards,VIUBSNStudentsCommunity Collaborators: LindaBorza,CentralIslandChapterofGerontologicalNursesGroupofBC(GNABC)Brenda Lane PROFESSIONALSERVICE01-June-2017LegalNurseConsultantProvidednurseexpertopinionandconsultationtolawyersonstandardsofnursingpracticeinmedical-surgicalmalpracticecases.


OTHERPUBLICATION 01-February-2018 NursingNewsletterArticlePublishedintheEducationCorneroftheCanadianAssociationofMedicalSurgicalNursesquarterlyFebruaryeditionnewsletteranarticletitled:"LiverDysfunction:PictureThis".Thearticleexaminedacasestudyofapatientwithseveralclinicalmanifestationsofliverdisease.Explanationofthepathophysiologyandcollaborativeinterventionswerereviewed.Thequarterlynewsletterissharedwith940nationalnursemembersandpostedonthenationalwebsite.Community Collaborators: CanadianAssociationofMedicalSurgicalNursesBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 01-June-2017 PresidentoftheCanadianAssociationofMedical-SurgicalNursesContinuingatwo-yeartermservingasPresidentoftheCanadianAssociationofMedicalSurgicalNurses.Roleincludedchairingexecutiveboardmeetings,organizingthe2018biennialconference,coordinatingquarterlynewsletterpublication,andrecognitionofmembersspecialtyexamcompletion.FurtherparticipationinmonthlymeetingswiththeCanadianNurses'AssociationCertificationPracticeAdvisoryCommitteeandtheCanadianNetworkofNursingSpecialties.Community Collaborators: CanadianNursesAssociation;CanadianSpecialtiesNetwork

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 06-May-2018IsThereaPreferredChoice?NursingStudentandInstructorPerspectivesofBlockandNon-BlockClinicalModelsThroughouttheNursingEducationProgramAnoralpresentationpresentedatthe7thInternationalNurseEducationTodayNurseEducationinPractice(NETNEP)conferenceinBanff,May2018,sharedfindingsfromadescriptiveexploratorystudy.Responsesfrom141studentsand52instructorswerethemedandreflectedpreferenceforacombinationofclinicalmodelstofacilitatediversityandbreadthofstudentlearning.Academic Collaborators: Dr.Rohatinsky,AssistantProfessor,CollegeofNursing,UniversityofSaskatchewan;Ms.Chachula,AssistantProfessor,FacultyofHealthSciences,DepartmentofNursing,BrandonUniversity;Dr.Press,Faculty,SchoolofNursingSaskatchewanPolytechnic;Dr.Compton,Faculty,SchoolofNursing,SaskatchewanPolytechnic;Dr.Sedgwick,AssociateProfessor,FacultyofHealthSciences,UniversityofLethbridge;Ms.Lane,Professor,FacultyofHealthandHumanServices,DepartmentofBachelorofScience,NursingVIU


CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 19-April-2018 NursingStudentandInstructorPreferenceforClinicalModels:EvidencetoSupportCurriculumDevelopmentAresearchpaperwaspresentedApril2018,attheSigmaThetaTauInternationalNurseEducatorsResearchConferenceheldinWashington,DC.Thisdescriptiveexploratorystudyusedopen-endedquestionstoinvestigatestudentandinstructorpreferenceofeitherblockornon-blockclinicalpractice.Themedresultsrevealedstudentsbelievedbothblockandnon-blockclinicalpracticeencourageddevelopmentoflearning,applicationofknowledge,andtimeforgrowth,reflectionandevaluation.Instructorsfoundthatnon-blockwasbettertoachievethesegoals.Bothstudentsandinstructorsagreedthatblockclinicalwasbetterforintegrationandimmersionintotheclinicalenvironment,andassimilatingandtransitioningintotherealworldofnursing.Therewascongruencebetweenstudentsandinstructorsfornon-blockclinicalpracticeinyearsoneandtwo,andforblockclinicalpracticeinyearsthreeandfouroftheBachelorofScienceinNursingPrograms.Academic Collaborators: Dr.Rohatinsky,AssistantProfessor,CollegeofNursing,UniversityofSaskatchewan;Ms.Chachula,AssistantProfessor,FacultyofHealthSciences,DepartmentofNursing,BrandonUniversity;Dr.Press,Faculty,SchoolofNursingSaskatchewanPolytechnic;Ms.Lane,Professor,FacultyofHealthandHumanServices,DepartmentofBachelorofScience,Nursing,VIU

Colleen Price PROJECT 02-June-2017 SecondaryuseofIntrauterineDevicestotreatEndometriosisIsthereacasetobemadethatthistreatmentshouldbecoveredbyinsurers?Dr.LaureenStylesCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 11-October-2017 Peaktopeak:InsightsfromaninternationallinkedlearningactivityInternationalSocietyfortheScholarshipofTeachingandLearning,inCalgary,AB,October2017.Developinganinternationalawarenessamongstnursingstudentsisanecessityforglobalcitizenshipandtheirprofessionalpractice.Inthispresentationaninternationallinkedlearningactivitywashighlightedincludingthescholarshipofteachingandlearninginquiryofhowdowecreateopportunitiesforincreasinginternationalawarenessthatenhancestudents’learningofglobalissuesinnewways?Atechnologymediatedinternationalexchangefor87nursingstudentsintwocountrieswaspilotedandincludedafirstyearclass(VIU)andafourthyearclass(Qatar).Throughauthenticandexperientialinteractions,thelinkedlearningactivitypromoteddeeperstudentengagementintwomainareas:(a)activeandcollaborativelearning,and(b)conceptuallearning.Academic Collaborators: PieraJung,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU


RESEARCHPROJECTFosteringresilienceinundergraduatenursingstudents:Cananonlinecoursehelp?Thisresearchexaminedwhetherornotaneducationalintervention(on-lineresiliencecourse)canincreasepersonalresilienceamongnursingstudents.DatawerecollectedfromasmallnumberofnursingstudentsenrolledateitherVancouverIslandUniversityorNorthIslandCollegethroughanonlinesurveypreandpost-course,andinterviewswerealsoconductedwithnineparticipants.Examiningtheeffectivenessofaneducationalcoursehasmerittoascertainwhethersuchfocusededucationcouldorshouldbeintegratedintonursingprogramsinthespiritofcreatingmorepositiveexperiencesfornursingstudentsandfuturenursesaswellasattendingtotheretentionofnursesforthebettermentofthehealthcaresystem,andtherefore,clients.Note:researchisongoing(June2018).Academic Collaborators: MaureenO'Connor,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU;Dr.KathleenHaggith,Dean,FacultyofHealthandHumanServices,NorthIslandCollege;KarenMason,Instructor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,NorthIslandCollege;LaurieMichaud,Instructor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,NorthIslandCollege;Dr.GregAnderson,Dean,OfficeofAppliedResearchandGraduateStudies,JusticeInstituteofBritishColumbia;Dr.AdamVaughan,ResearchAssociate,JusticeInstituteofBritishColumbia;SherinaStuart,BSNStudent-ResearchAssistant,BachelorofScienceinNursingProgram,VIU(September,2017-May,2017);KurtKuzminski,BSNStudent-ResearchAssistant,BachelorofScienceinNursingProgram,VancouverIslandUniversity(September-December,2017)

RESEARCHPROJECTInnovativepracticeeducationmodelsinundergraduatenursingprograms:AscopingreviewSustainabilityofbothnursingeducationprogramsandthehealthcaresystemarevulnerablebecauseofthepressurepointwithpracticeeducation(practicums).Thenumbersofstudentsinthesystemissignificant,yetthereremaingaps–sometimeslocalizedandspecific,butstillgaps–tomeettheneedsofhealthauthoritiesasthebiggestemployerinsupportofpopulationhealth.Thisprojectwasascopingreviewofpublishedliterature(2006-2016)togainanunderstandingofcurrentinnovationsinnursingpracticeeducation(clinicaleducation).Specifically,theobjectivesareto:(a)describeinnovationsinnursingpracticeeducationattheundergraduatelevel,and(b)examinefindingstoidentifypromisingpracticestoinformfuturechangestopracticeeducationthatcouldbeappliedinCanadianbaccalaureatenursingprograms.Academic Collaborators: SherinaStuart,ResearchAssistant-BSNstudent,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU


RESEARCHPROJECTSurfacingsuccess:Integrationofspecialty nursingeducationinbaccalaureatenursingprogramsinBritishColumbiaThis(ongoing)researchfocusesonthecentralquestionofhowspecialtynursingeducationissuccessfullybeingincludedinbaccalaureateprogramswithintheprovinceofBritishColumbia.Examiningsuchelementsasthefactors,contexts,andpracticesofprogramsthathavebeenabletoincludesomelevelofspecialtynursingeducation(e.g.,peri-operativenursing,emergencynursing)intothecurriculumatyearthreeoraboveingenericnursingdegreeprogramshasmeritinordertomakevisible,andshareout,successfulandpromisingapproachesintheeventthereareadditionalopportunitiestopickupsuchapproachesforotherprogramsprovincially,nationallyandinternationally.Casestudymethodisbeingused,andinterviewsandfocusedgroupsallowedforrichdescriptionstobegatheredaboutsuccessfulspecialtyeducationexperiences.Academic Collaborators: MaureenO'Connor,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU;DeanCastino,BachelorofScienceinNursingStudent-ResearchAssistant,VIU(September,2017-April,2018);IvoNikolov,BachelorofScienceinNursingStudent-ResearchAssistant,VIU(September-December,2018)

RESEARCHPROJECTWhatreallymatters:Olderadults'voicesRecognizingthathealthcareisbeyondhospitalwalls,nursesworkingwitholderadultsstrivetoprovideperson-centeredcare.Butwhatdoesperson-centeredcaremeantoolderadults?ThisresearchexploredwhatmattersmosttoolderadultslivingindependentlyinthecommunityintheCentralVancouverIslandregion.Eleveninterviewswereconductedwitholderadultsranginginagesbetweenearly70'stotheearly90's.Thematicanalysisofvideotapedin-depthinterviewsresultedinfivethemes:respectingmylife;restrictionsinmylife,livingmylifeeveryday,lifeconnections,andmakingthemostoutofmylife.FindingweresharedbythestudentresearchassistantsattheannualGerontologicalNursesofBritishColumbiaconferenceinNanaimo,April,2017.Academic Collaborators: PieraJung,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU;MartiHarder,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU(PrincipleInvestigator);EmilyRichards,BachelorofScienceinNursingStudent-ResearchAssistant,VIU(September,2017-April,2018);BritneyEns,BachelorofScienceinNursingStudent-ResearchAssistant,VIU(September,2017-April,2018);JasmineAshmore,BachelorofScienceinNursingStudent-ResearchAssistant,VIU(March-April,2018)Community Collaborators: LindaBorza,ExecutiveMember,GerontologicalNursesAssociationofBristolColumbia.


PROJECTCannabisDialoguesProjectDialoguehasemergedasapromisingapproachtoharmreduction.AsmallworkinggroupatVancouverIslandUniversityhasundertakenaprojecttoplan,implementandevaluatedialoguefocusedoncannabis,aspartofalargernationalprojectbeingrunthroughtheCanadianInstituteforSubstanceUseResearchattheUniversityofVictoria.Students,facultyandstaffhaveengagedinacapacitybuildingeventtolearnmoreaboutpracticesandprocesseswithdialogue,anddialogueactivitieswilloccurovertheFallsemester(2018)(ongoing).Academic Collaborators: SandyAlexander,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU;ColleenPrice,Professor,BachelorofScienceinNursing,VIU;MikeBauche,ActivityProgramCoordinator,Residences,VIU;FayeShedletzky,Counsellor,StudentAffairs,VIU

EducationAssistantandCommunitySupportAlisonTaplay COMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIP 13-April-2018 EngagingNewVoicesinResearchforSocialChangeDr.SusanneGreen,PhDandAlisonTaplaypresentedtheirworkdevelopingacommunitypartnershipwithInclusionPowellRiverandtheK-LumetsocialenterprisetoVIU'sfirstannualFacultyResearch&CreativityActivitySymposiumonApril13,2018.Togetherwiththeircommunitypartners,theyareseekingfundingtoresearchanddevelopamodelforinclusiveemploymentinthemanufacturingindustry.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 24-May-2018 InclusioninSport,May24,2018GraduateoftheDisabilityStudiesDiploma,AnneNikitovic,andinstructorAlisonTaplayco-presentedAnne'sundergraduatecommunitydevelopment/researchprojectattheInclusionBCannualconference.Thisprojectincludedphoneinterviewswithvolunteersandstaff,atrainingsessionprovidedbytheCanuck'sAutismNetworkandaTryItcommunityeventwelcomingchildrenwithautismandotherdisabilitiestotrythesport.TheprojectincreasedinclusionattheNanaimoCanoeandKayakClub.Annedevelopedherprojectinstagesasshecompletedher2ndyearofstudiesandtherespectiveassignmentsatVancouverIslandUniversity.Community Collaborators: NanaimoCanoeandKayakClub;CanucksAutismNetwork


FacultyofInternationalEducation&ELCEnglishLanguageCentreJacquelineFosterOTHERPUBLICATIONFindingCommonalitiesinSpeakingThissubmissionwillbepublishedbyTESOL(TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages)inthesecondeditionofNewWaysinTeachingSpeaking(inpress).Thisbookisapractitioner-orientedresourceforinstructorswhoareinterestedinnewapproachestoteachingeffectivespeechandconversationactivities.OTHERPUBLICATIONFromChairtoInstructor:ReflectingonaTransitionThissubmissionwaspublishedintheApril2018issueofTheFont:ALiteraryJournalforLanguageTeachers.ThiscreativenonfictionpieceexploredthetransitionfromanadministrativetoateachingroleafterservingthreeyearsasthechairoftheEnglishLanguageCenter.

InternationalEducationAdministrationDr.GrahamPikeBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKBoardmember,CanadianBureauforInternationalEducationAttendedBoardmeetings;chairoftheGovernanceCommitteeBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKPresidentandBoardChair,CentralVancouverIslandMulticulturalSocietyChairedallBoardmeetingsandworkedcloselywiththeExecutiveDirectorofCVIMS.OTHERACTIVITY 09-January-2018WebinaronTheFutureofInternationalEducationThewebinarwasdesignedforstudentsregisteredintheMAinHigherEducationAdministrationandLeadershipprogramatRoyalRoadsUniversity,VictoriaBC.Thewebinaroutlinedcurrentglobaltrendsandfactorsthatcouldimpactthedirectionofinternationaleducationinthefuture.


CHAPTERBookChapter'StudyAbroadandGlobalCitizenship:ParadoxesandPossibilities'inIanDavies,Li-ChingHo,DinaKiwan,CarlaL.Peck,AndrewPeterson,EddaSantandYusefWaghid,eds.ThePalgraveHandbookofGlobalCitizenshipandEducation.London:PalgraveMacmillan,2018,573-587.Adiscussionofthepotentialofstudyabroadexperiencestoenhancestudents'interculturalcompetenciesandpersonaldevelopment,aswellasofsomepitfallsinthepracticeofstudyabroadasapathtoglobalcitizenship.Academic Collaborators: MackenzieSillem,Coordinator,InterculturalLearningandSupport,FacultyofInternationalEducation,VIU

WORKSHOP 02-October-2017 WorkshoponGlobalEducationatTheExplorisSchool,Raleigh,NC,USAAtwo-dayprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopforteachersatTheExplorisSchool,acharterschoolthatIhelpedtoestablishin1997andwhichusesglobaleducationastheprincipalframeworkfortheircurriculumandassociatedprograms:https://www.exploris.org


FacultyofManagementDr.MichaelMacCollCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 04-July-2017

MarketCompetency:TheRoleoftheCustomerinStrategicCompetitivenessPresenter,Reviewer,andSessionChair.(BestTrackPresentationAward)InProceedingsofTheAcademyofBusinessandRetailManagement7thAnnualConferenceontheRestructuringoftheGlobalEconomyOxfordUniversity,SaidSchoolofBusiness,July3-4,2017.

REVIEWER 06-June-2017 Member,EditorialReviewBoard,andReviewer

JournalofBusinessandRetailManagementResearch2017-InternationalJournalofBusinessandEconomicDevelopment2017.Reviewer:AcademyofRetailandBusinessManagement,7thAnnualConferenceonRestructuringoftheGlobalEconomy,OxfordUniversity,2017.

Dr.MartinMartens

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 23-March-2018 TheMeaningofIndigenousReconciliationtoCanadianBusiness

ThisisasymposiumpresentationaboutanexplorativeanalysisoftherelationshipbetweenCanadianbusinessandIndigenousreconciliation.BuildingrelationshipswithIndigenouspeoplesisneededtoensurethatnationscandevelopandachieveeconomicindependence.TheideaofreconciliationisstillanewconceptwithintheIndigenouscommunity,andIndigenouspeoplesneed

toreacttothereconciliationprocessasitisbeingdefined.ReconciliationisalsoanewconcepttoCanadianbusinessesandtheyneedtolearnhowtoappropriatelyaddresstherecommendationsfromtheTruthandReconciliationCommission(2015).Thisresearchpresentationdiscussestheframeworktoaddresstheresearchquestion:WhatdoesreconciliationmeantothemandwhatdoesthatmeantoCanadianBusinesses.Thiscontributestotheemergingconversationthatishelpingdefinereconciliationandhelpingbusinessesunderstandtheirroleinthereconciliationprocess.

Academic Collaborators: BernardGilbert,MBA/MSc,VIU

REVIEWER 01-January-2018

Appointedtoa3yeartermtotheEditorialBoardofGroup&OrganizationManagementjournal

EditorialBoardmemberandreviewerforGroup&OrganizationManagementjournal.Group&OrganizationManagementisdedicatedtopublishingtheoreticallygroundedresearchthataddressesawiderangeofissueswithinorganizations.Fromindividualbehaviortoorganizationalstrategyandfunctioning,GOMfeaturesbothempiricalandtheoreticalarticlesspanningvariouslevelsofanalysisinorganizations.GOM’sconceptualandempiricalfocusgivesscholars,educators,andpractitionersthetoolstohelpthemsolvethemostchallengingproblemsintoday’sorganizations.Academic Collaborators: BernardGilbert


Dr.StevenPursePROFESSIONALSERVICECPHRMentorAMentorandCoachthroughtheCharteredProfessionalsinHumanResources(CPHR)Mentorprogram.WORKSHOP 03-May-2018 TheCoachingProcessanditsRoleinSupportingHRInitiativesAroundtablediscussionofcoaching,thecoachingprocessanditsroleinsupportingotherdevelopmentinitiativessuchastrainingandorganizationalchange.Community Collaborators: CharteredProfessionalsinHumanResources(CPHR), ComoxValleyCOMMITTEE/BOARDWORKTheRossC.PurseDoctoralFellowshipChairoftheawardscommittee.TheRossC.PurseDoctoralFellowshipencouragesandsupportstheoreticalandpracticalresearchandstudiesatthedoctorallevelinthefieldofvisionlossinCanada.Thefellowshipisawardedforresearchinthesocialsciencesorotherfieldsofstudythatarerelevanttothoseexperiencingvisionloss.OfferedbytheCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlind.https://www.cnib.ca/en/research/funding/rosspurse/Pages/default.aspx?region=bc

Dr.BonitaRussellOTHERPUBLICATION 29-November-2017 CaseStudyandTeachingNoteRussell,B.,&Isaacs,C.(2017).TheInternationalizationofLogsetOy(CaseStudyNo.9B17M175).London,Canada:RichardIveySchoolofBusiness.Academic Collaborators: CoryIsaacs,Lecturer,SeAMKBusinessSchool,Kampusranta11,FramiF,60320Seinäjoki,Finland,E-mail:[email protected],https://www.seamk.fi/liiketoimintaBryanWebberARTICLENext-GenerationLeadershipNewDirectionsforAdultandContinuingEducation,156,Winter2017Community Collaborators: JennaForster,TheForsterGroup


Recreation/TourismDr.AggieWeighillGRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISION 19-October-2017TheshealivelihoodinWechiau,Ghana:Assessmentofitssustainabilityfromagenderperspective Granja,M.A.(2017).TheshealivelihoodinWechiau,Ghana:Assessmentofitssustainabilityfromagenderperspective.UsingdatacollectedfrommembersoftheWomen'sOrganicSheaCooperative(WOSC),Angie'sresearchwaspartofanongoingprojectthatexploresthelivedexperiencesofwomenwhoseprimarylivelihoodissheanutcollectionorbutterproduction.Theresearchisfocusedonexploringtheimpactsofthreeprimaryinterventionsinthislivelihood:a)thecreationoftheWechiauHippoSanctuary,b)thecreationoftheWOSC,andc)thecreationoftheSheaButterfactory.Community Collaborators: Dr.JoySammy,CommunityAnimator10CSharedSpace&InternationalDevelopmentConsultant,Guelph,Ontario;Ms.AmyPanikowski,PhDCandidate,UniversityofFloridaandCommunityResearcher,SouthAfrica;Dr.WanziraiMuruvi,CountyofWellington,Ontario


FacultyofScience&TechnologyBiologyDr.JoslynnAffleckRESEARCHPROJECTChangestoGeneExpressioninMammalianOvaryCellsinResponsetoTriclosanExposure;AnundergraduateresearchprojectbyBrigitteZurmuehleTriclosanisanantimicrobialagentfoundinnumerouscommonpersonalcareproducts.Previousstudieshaveobservedgeneticdamageindifferentmammaliancells,molluscancells,andalgalspeciesduetotriclosanexposure.ThisstudyhopestodeterminewhethertriclosanexposurechangescellproliferationaswellasleadtochangesingeneexpressioninChinesehamsterovary(CHO)cells.Resultsshowasignificant(61%)increaseincellproliferationat7ppm.RNAwasextractedfromCHOcellsafterexposuretotriclosan,andreversetranscriptasequantitativePCR(RT-qPCR)wasperformedusingprimerstoTp53andP450.Thegreatestdifferenceingeneexpressionwassurprisinglyatthelowesttriclosanconcentration,3ppm.Theresultsofthisstudyaddtopreviousresearchinadvancingourunderstandingoftheeffectoftriclosanonmammaliancells.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ElliottMarchant(committeemember);Dr.RosemarieGanassin(committeemember)

RESEARCHPROJECTCranberrySupplement'sEffectonGeneExpressionandtheLongevityofDrosophilamelanogaster;AnundergraduateresearchprojectbyHenryZhangThenaturalprocessofagingisaproblemalllivingorganismsface,asitbringsaboutmanyundesirableaging-inducedcomplications.Cranberriesareexcellentsourcesofdietaryanthocyanins,whichcontainantioxidantpropertiestoreduceROS-inducedstressincells.Inthisstudy,thelifespanofthecommonfruitfly,Drosophilamelanogaster,wasmonitoredinanattempttofindacorrelationbetweenanincreaseinlongevityandcranberryconcentratesupplementation.Fruitfliesfedthe50mg/mLcranberryconcentratesupplementeddiets(Cr50)hadsignificantlyincreasedmaximumlifespanby14%.Moreover,theageof50%survivalofCr50fruitflieshadsignificantlyincreasedby68%.Inadditiontothesurvivorshiptests,theexpressionofthreeage-relatedgenes(SOD2,CAT,andTOR)ofexperimentalflieswereanalyzed.Thisstudyhasprovidedinsightbehindtheanti-agingbenefitsofcranberryconcentratesupplementationinDrosophilamelanogaster.Academic Collaborators: Dr.TimGoater;Dr.SuzyNilson


RESEARCHPROJECTTheEffectsofTriclosanonBorderCellMigrationinDrosophilamelanogasterOvariesbyImmunostainingofE-cadherinandN-cadherin;AnundergraduateresearchprojectbyDarianDeGrootCellmigrationisacriticalaspectoflife,affectingawidevarietyoffunctionsfromproperdevelopmenttowoundhealing.Theepithelialtomesenchymaltransformation(EMT)iscriticalfortypicalcellmigration.However,unregulatedEMTcanoccurincanceroustissue,givingthosecellsmetastaticcapabilitiesandincreasedinvasiveness.Triclosan,acommonantibiotic,hasbeenshowntoinfluencebordercellmigrationinDrosophilaMelanogasterovaries.Specifically,triclosanmayaffectthecelladhesionmolecules,N-cadherinandE-cadherinduringthemigrationofthesecellsinthedevelopingoocyte.Thus,triclosanmaypotentiallyaffectfruitflydevelopmentandanadult'sreproductivecapabilities.However,nofluorescencewasdetectedinthebordercellsforN-cadherinorE-cadherin.ThisresultsuggeststhatbordercellsdonotundergoEMTandretaintheirepithelialcharacteristics.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ElliottMarchant;Dr.SuzyNilsonDr.EricDemersARTICLEBirdBandingatHakaiInstitute,CalvertIsland,BCWetten,K,andEDemers.2018.AsnapshotofsongbirdbandingonCalvertIsland,BritishColumbia.BritishColumbiaBirds28:21-27.Community Collaborators: HakaiInstitute

PROJECTVIUBirdBandingStationatButtertubsWestMarsh,Nanaimo,BCTheVIUBirdBandingstationatButtertubsWestMarshwasoperatedduringMarch-October2017,and20passerinemistnetswereoperatedduring48days.Atotalof2,378birdswerecaughtfrom55species.Ofthese,1,661birdswerebandedand717birdswererecapturesofpreviouslybandedbirds.Twenty-twonestboxeswereoccupiedbyTreeSwallowsweremonitoredfornestingproductivity.Outof138eggslaidinallnestboxes,82eggshatched,and52youngbirdsfledged(fledgingsuccess:38%).Atotalof52volunteers(VIUcurrentandpaststudents,employees,andcommunitymembers)contributedover2,400hourstotheprojectandreceivedtraininginbirdmonitoringandbanding.Thirteenpresentationsorpublicbirdbandingdemonstrationswereconductedtoavarietyofaudiences,fromschoolchildren,VIUstudentstogovernmentbiologists.Community Collaborators: RobLawrance,EnvironmentalPlanner,CityofNanaimo;DanBuffett,DucksUnlimitedCanada;TomReid,TheNatureTrustofBC


RESEARCHPROJECTBIOL491,UndergraduateResearchProjectbyChrissySchellenberg:InvestigatingtheeffectsofancientFirstNationclamgardenwallsontheabundancesanddiversityoffishandmotileinvertebratesAncientFirstNationsclamgardensincreaseshellfishproductivity;however,itisunknownifthesestructuresaltertheabundanceanddiversityoffishandinvertebrates.Theobjectiveofthisstudywastocomparefishandmotilemacroinvertebratesonclamgardensandcontrolbeaches.GoProcamerasweredeployedat10studysitesonCalvertandQuadraIslands,BC.Althoughthispreliminarystudydidnotfindsignificantdifferencesinfishandinvertebrateassemblagesassociatedwithclamgardensandcontrolbeaches,morestudiesareneededtofurtherevaluatetheecologicalimpactsofFirstNationsclamgardens.Academic Collaborators: SarahDudas,VIU,FisheriesandOceansCanadaCommunity Collaborators: HakaiInstituteRESEARCHPROJECTBIOL491,UndergraduateResearchProjectbyKaitlinOvcharov:Bird-windowcollisionsatVancouverIslandUniversity:anassessmentofseverityandcontributingfactors.Windowstrikesarecommoncausesforbirdmortality,asbirdsareunawareofthepresenceofclearandreflectivewindows.BirdstrikesoccuratVIU,buttheseverityoftheissuehasnotbeenpreviouslyexamined.Thisstudysurveyed8buildingsforbirdstrikeevidencetodetermineifbird-windowcollisionsareasignificantproblem.Theresultsofthisstudyprovidedevidenceofatleast120birdstrikesduringa5-monthstudyperiod(September2017-February2018),involving7of8buildingssurveyed.Atotalof48birdcarcasseswere

retrievedcomprising14species,50%ofwhichwereVariedThrush.Buildings355(ArtsandScience)and305(Library)wereidentifiedasseriouscontributorstobirdstrikes.Theseresultssuggestthatupwardsof288birdsmaycollidewithwindowsatthemonitoredbuildingseachyear.

Dr.MercedesHernandezRESEARCHPROJECTDetectionofAntibioticResistanceGenesinNanaimoRecreationalWatersAspartofanongoingresearch,samplesofwaterfromseveralpublicrecreationalsourcesweretestedusingPCRmethodology,forthepresenceofcarbapenemase-producingandtheMecAgenes.Thesegenesareoftenpresentinbacteriathatareresistanttoalargenumberofantibiotictreatments. Academic Collaborators: Dr.JohnAmaral(BiologyDepartment);UndergraduateStudents(BIOL491UndergraduateResearchProject);ScottBritney;JeremyKalicumCommunity Collaborators: RyanPowell(GreaterNanaimoandDukePointPollutionControlCenters)


Chemistry

Dr.JessieKeyCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 25-May-2018

BestPracticesinFigureandDiagramDesignforChemicalEducationCollegeChemistryCanadaOralPresentation.45thannualCollegeChemistryCanadaConference,inEdmonton,May2018.

Dr.ErikKroghARTICLE 23-February-2018 Discriminationofconstructedairsamplesusingmultivariateanalysisoffullscanmembraneintroductionmassspectrometry(MIMS)dataRapidComm.MassSpectro.,32,349-360(2018)Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;Dr.NickDavey,AERL,VIU;LarissaRichards,Ph.D.candidate,AERL,VIUCommunity Collaborators: FraserBasinCouncilCHAPTER 12-January-2018

CondensedPhaseMembraneIntroductionMassSpectrometry

CP-MIMS-Continuous,DirectandOnlineMeasurementsinComplexSamplesAdvancesintheUseofLiquidChromatographyMassSpectrometry(LC-MS):InstrumentationDevelopmentsandApplications,ComprehensiveAnalyticalChemistrySeriesP.PalmaandA.CappielloElsevier,2018Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU

RESEARCHPROJECTRegionalAirQualityMappingPilotProjectThisprojectinvolvestheuseoftheMobileMassSpectrometryLabtomakeon-roadmeasurementsofairqualityandvolatileorganiccompoundstogenerateregionalscalemapsofchemicalconcentrationandcomposition. Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;Dr.NickDavey,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU;LarissaRichards,Ph.D.candidate,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs;TrevorMichalchuk,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIUCommunity Collaborators: Numerouscommunity,industry,governmentandFirstNationpartnersinthemid-islandregion


RESEARCHPROJECTApplicationofon-linemassspectrometrytomembranetransportThisprojectinvolvedtheuseofmodelcompoundstoinvestigateintrinsicmolecularprojectsassociatedwithmembranepermeation.Theworkhasdirectapplicationtosamplingandanalysisofwaterimpactedbynaphthenicacidsassociatedwithoilsandsprocessinganddilutedbitumen.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;Dr.KyleDuncan,BiomedicalLabs,UppsalaUniversity,Sweden;Dr.JeffreyHawkes,Limnology,UppsalaUniversity,Sweden;MykeltiBerg,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIUPROJECTApplicationsofDirectSamplingMassSpectrometryforSolutionCharacterizationThisprojectinvolvedtheuseofcondensedphasemembraneintroductionmassspectrometrytomeasureaciddissociationconstantsofdiluteorganiccompoundsinwater,thecalibrationofmicrocystinoxidationproducts,andthenaphthenicacidsassociatedwithoilsandsprocessinganddilutedbitumen.Academic Collaborators: JosephMonaghan,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU(NSERCUSRA-Summer2017)

PROJECTMobileMassSpectrometryLabThisprojectinvolvedassembly,calibrationanddatamanagementofairqualitysensorsinmobilemassspectrometrylab,withparticulateattentiontoopticalparticlesizingofparticulatematterandmass spectrometryofvolatileorganiccompounds.Academic Collaborators: JonDavidson,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU(NSERC-USRAFall2017)PROJECTOptimizingRapidScreeningofMicrocystinsinWaterbyMembraneIntroductionMassSpectrometryThisprojectisaimedatimprovingthesensitivityandanalysistimeforthedirecton-linemeasurementofmicrocystinsassociatedwithharmfulalgalblooms.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;HannahDamer,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU(CHEM490project).


PROJECT

AssessingVolatileOrganicCompoundsasMeasureofCropHealthThisprojectinvolvesdeploymentoftheMobileMassSpectrometryLabfortheon-siteanalysisofbiogenicvolatileorganiccompoundsassociatedwithplantgrowthandstressinanagriculturalsetting.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;Dr.NickDavey,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU;LarissaRichards,Ph.D.candidate,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU;TrevorMichalchuk,undergraduateresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VancouverIslandUniversityCommunity Collaborators: AgriculturaloperatorsintheFraserValleyRESEARCHPROJECTCharacterizingchemicalinteractionsbetweenwatercontaminantsandmicroplasticsThisprojectexaminesthenewtechniquestoprobetheeffectofplastictypesandextendofweatheringonthesurfaceaffinityofselectwatercontaminants.Thisworkaidsinourunderstandingontheroleofmarinemicro-plasticsonthefateanddistributionofpollutants.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChristineTong,Chemistry,VIU;Dr.ChrisGill,Chemistry,VIU;MishaZvekic,undergraduatestudentresearcher,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU

PROJECTIndoorAirQualityAssociatedwithCoffeeRoastingandCraftBrewingThispilotprojectinvolveddeploymentoftheMobileMassSpectrometryLabforcontinuouson-siteanalysis oftracevolatileorganiccompoundsassociatedwithdaytodayactivities.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ChrisSimpson,DepartmentofOccupationalandEnvironmentalHealth,UniversityofWashington,Seattle,USA;Dr.ChrisGill,DepartmentofChemistry,VIU;Dr.NickDavey,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIU;LarissaRichards,Ph.D.candidate,AppliedEnvironmentalResearchLabs,VIUCommunity Collaborators: SmallbusinessoperatorsonVancouverIslandDr.AlexandraWeissflochOTHERACTIVITYTraveltopromotesustainabilityinchemistryeducationTravelledtoThailandtoestablishconnectionswithchemistryinstructorsinNorthernThailandforthepurposeofpromotingandfacilitatingtheadoptionofgreenchemistryeducationpractices.


PRESENTATION 07-November-2017 WorldVIUDayspresentationPresented"MyNorthernThailandExperiencetoEstablishConnections"attheGlobalEngagementTravelGrant"StorySlam."RESEARCHPROJECTCHEM490StudentResearchProjectAresearchprojectinvolvingtheuseofrenewablefeedstocks,wastereduction,andlowerenergyconsumptionforchemicalreactions."TheExaminationoftheEnantioselectivityofOrangePeelBiocatalyst,acetylesterase,undermicrowaveconditions"wasaprojectcarriedoutbyHaileyTomm,BScstudent.RESEARCHPROJECTCHEM490StudentResearchProjectAresearchprojectthatfocusedonthedevelopmentofalowcost,lowenergyuse,lowwaste,andlowhazardexperimentforundergraduatechemistrystudents.Theexperimentwasdesignedespeciallyforuseininstitutionswithfewresourcesandlittlefunding.Theprojectentitled"Microwave-assistedesterifications:ALow-CostandEco-FriendlyExperiment",wascarriedoutbyJeremyKalicum,BScstudent.

Fisheries&AquacultureProgramsDr.TimothyGreenARTICLE 16-March-2018 ScientificpublicationGreen,T.J.andSpeck.P.2018.Antiviraldefenseandinnateimmunememoryintheoyster.Viruses10(3):133-Academic Collaborators: TimothyGreen,VIU,DepartmentofFisheriesandAquaculture,CentreforShellfishResearch;PeterSpeck,FlindersUniversity,DepartmentofBiologicalSciencesForestResourcesTechnologyBillBeeseBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKBCBigTreeCommitteeMemberoftheProvincialcommitteethatapprovesnominationstoBC'sBigTreeRegistryofthelargesttreesofeachspecies,maintainedbytheUniversityofBritishColumbia.


OTHERACTIVITY 23-February-2018AssociationofBCForestProfessionals(ABCFP)ConferenceParticipatedasamemberoftheABCFPintheAnnualGeneralMeetinginVictoria,BC.GUESTLECTURE08-March-2018AguestlecturewasgiventostudentsintheResourceandEnvironmentalManagementprogramatSimonFraserUniversityinBurnaby,BConacasestudyofanadaptivemanagementapproachtomaintainingbiologicaldiversityinmanagedforests.Academic Collaborators: Dr.KenLertzman,SchoolofResourceandEnvironmentalManagement,SimonFraserUniversityOTHERACTIVITY 11-August-2017 Presiderat2017EcologicalSocietyofAmericaConference PresidedoveratechnicalsessionattheESAinPortland,Oregonentitled:Biodiversity:EffectsofGlobalChangeII.REVIEWER 18-September-2017ForestEcologyandManagementPeer-reviewedajournalmanuscript.

REVIEWER 16-February-2018 Forestry:AnInternationalJournalofForest Peer-reviewedajournalmanuscript.WORKSHOP 08-November-2017CedarResearchWorkingGroupAttendedtheAGMandworkshopinVancouver,BC.Theworkinggroupincludesmembersfromacademic,government,industryandotherinstitutionswhoareengagedwithresearchonwesternredcedaroryellow-cedar.WORKSHOP 07-August-2017 ResourcesforEcologicalEducationFairandShare(REEFS)Sharedteachingapproachesandresourceswithotherpost-secondaryeducatorsataworkshop,aspartofthe2017EcologicalSocietyofAmericaconference.


Physics/Engineering/Astronomy

Dr.BrianDickARTICLE

“First-yearCommonengineeringCurriculumfortheBCPost-SecondarySector”,inProc.2017CanadianEngineeringEducationAssociation(CEEA17)Conf,Paper169(2017)Thispaper(andposter)summarizedtheconsultationprocessanditsoutcomeswiththegoalofalignthefirst-yearcurriculumforallpost-secondaryinstitutionswithintheprovince.Thisstudysuggeststhatasector-wideapproachmayenhanceaccesstoengineeringeducationbyintroducingacommoncurriculum(promotingstudentmobilityopportunities),improvingqualityassurance,introducingformalsafetytraining,promotinganengineeringidentitywithinsmallerinstitutions,andencouragingcommunityandprofessionalpartnerships.

Academic Collaborators: Multiplecollaborators. ARTICLE

"PromotingInterculturalExchangethroughaCornerstoneEngineeringDesignProject",inProc.2017CanadianEngineeringEducationAssociation(CEEA17)Conf,Paper170(2017) First-yearengineeringstudentsatVancouverIslandUniversityinCanadaandsecond-yearengineeringstudentsatTraVinhUniversityinVietnamhavebeenbroughttogethertoworkonacooperativecornerstonedesignprojectasameanstointroduceinterculturalcompetenciesearlyintheiracademicexperience.Studentteamsateachinstitutionwerepartnered,wherebyadesignproposaldevelopedbyateamatoneinstitutionwasconstructedbytheirpartnerteamattheotherinstitution.EachteamprovidedstakeholderinputearlyinthedesignstageandteamParisestablishedachangemanagement

structuretorespondtochallengesoccurringduringtheconstructionphaseoftheproject.Thispaper(andassociatedtalk)exploredthechallengesandsuccessofthestudents'astheynavigatedthelinguistic,cultural,technical,andgeographicbarrierstowardssuccessfullycompletingthismajordesignproject.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ThaiSonNguyen,TraVinhUniversity(SchoolofEngineeringandTechnology) CONFERENCEPRESENTATION

"First-yearCommonEngineeringCurriculumfortheBCPost-SecondarySector",presentedatthePan-CanadianConsortiumonAdmissionandTransfer(PCCAT)Conference(2017)

Thistalkoutlinedtheprocessundertakentoalignthefirst-yearengineeringcurriculuminBCforanon-engineeringaudience.AnenvironmentalscanofengineeringinBCwasfirstpresentedfollowedbyadescriptionoftheBCTransfersystemandtheoverarchingrequirementsoftheCanadianEngineeringAccreditationboardonallinstitutionsprovidingengineeringdegreesinCanada.Theinclusiveconsultationprocesswasprovidedaswellaskeymetricsthroughout,leadingtothefinalrequirements(2),recommendations(3),andsuggestedcommonfirst-yearcurriculum.

Academic Collaborators: Multiplecollaborators.


Science&TechnologyAdministrationDr.DonNoakesARTICLE 23-July-2018Oceansofopportunity:areviewofCanadianaquacultureNoakes,DonaldJ(2018)"Oceansofopportunity:areviewofCanadianaquaculture",MarineEconomicsandManagement MarineEconomicsandManagement, https://doi.org/10.1108/MAEM-06-2018-002Permanentlinktothisdocument:https://doi.org/10.1108/MAEM-06-2018-002(2018)CHAPTERCaseStudy2:ClimateChangeandSalmonPopulationsBiodiversityandClimateChange:TransformingtheBiosphere.Ed.ThomasE.LovejoyandLeeHannah,YalePress,2019(inpress)


FacultyofSocialSciencesAnthropologyDr.PaulEwonusARTICLE 10-September-2017Ewonus,P.A.2017.Assessinginternalhouseholdrelationshipsandsiteuse:ZooarchaeologicalevidencefromDionisioPoint,GalianoIsland,Canada.NorthAmericanArchaeologist38(4):349-393PublicationinaninternationaljournalofarchaeologicalresearchconductedintheSalishSea.DOI:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0197693117727392?journalCode=naaaZooarchaeologicalanalysiswasemployedtodeterminethenatureofsocialrelationshipswithinaPacificNorthwestCoastpost-and-beamhousedatedtoc.AD200-650.EvaluationoffaunaldistributionpatternsindicatedthatHouse2attheDionisioPointsitewasoccupiedbyasocialgroupcharacterizedbyrelativeequality,ratherthanmarkedstatusdifferences.TheimplicationsincludeaHouse2householdcomprisedofcomparativelyegalitarian,likelymulti-lineagefamiliesthatweremembersofanaggregatevillage.Inthecontextofregionalvillagesettlement,thesefindingssupporttheinterpretationofsiteinhabitationfocusedonearlyspringtosummer.Academic Collaborators: SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada;CambridgeCommonwealthTrust;VIUResearchandScholarlyActivityCommittee.Community Collaborators: PenelakutTribe,SnuneymuxwFirstNation

Dr.ImogeneLimARTICLE It's2017!EchoesofthePastLeadessayaspartofForum:NaminginBCStudies195,97-106(2017).TherewerefourrespondentstoDr.Lim'sessayincludedintheForum.Academic Collaborators: DavinaBhandar,AdjunctProfessor,SchoolofCommunication,SimonFraserUniversity;KirstenMcAllister,AssociateProfessor,SimonFraserUniversity;LorraineWeir,Professor,English,UniversityofBritishColumbiaCommunity Collaborators: Gikino'amaagewininiBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKEditorialBoard,BCStudies AsofAugust2017,Dr.LimwasappointedtotheEditorialBoardofBCStudiesfortwoyears.Thisisanadvisoryposition.Academic Collaborators: Dr.LeslieRobertson,Editor,BCStudies


ARTICLE02-November-2017 EastmeetsWestinFallRiver,MassachusettsPartofalargeronlinearticle,"InAmerica'sSandwiches,TheStoryofaNation,"TheConversation,November2,2017,https://theconversation.com/in-americas-sandwiches-the-story-of-a-nation-86649.ThearticlewasinhonourofNationalSandwichDay.ItwaspickedupbytheSmithsonianMagazine,asTheChowMeinSandwich,"TheHistoryofFiveUniquelyAmericanSandwiches,"November3,2017,https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-five-uniquely-american-sandwiches-180967078/Academic Collaborators: PaulFreedman,ChesterD.TrippProfessorofHistory,YaleUniversity;AndrewP.Haley,AssociateProfessorofAmericanCulturalHistory,TheUniversityofSouthernMississippi;KenAlbala,ProfessorofHistory,DirectorofFoodStudies,UniversityofthePacific;MeganElias,AssociateProfessorofthePracticeofGastronomy,BostonUniversityBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKChineseCanadianCommunityAdvisoryCommitteeAppointedbyPremierJohnHorganasamembertoassisttheProvinceofBritishColumbiainstrengtheningsocial,economicandculturaltiesamongmembersoftheChinesediasporaintheprovinceandaroundtheglobe,February2018,https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PREM0002-000269Academic Collaborators: Dr.Jo-AnneLee,AssociateProfessor,GenderStudies,UniversityofVictoria

Community Collaborators: BillYee,Co-ChairofCommittee,retiredprovinciallawyerandjudge;WinnieLee,Co-ChairofCommittee,DirectorofOperations,Inter-CulturalAssociationofGreaterVictoriaBOOKCelebration:ChineseCanadianLegaciesinBritishColumbiaCo-authorwithWinnieL.Cheung,CarolynHeiman,DavidH.T.Wong,andJimWong-Chu.Author,Foreword.LegacyProjectoftheProvincialGovernment,2017;publiclylaunchedMay11,2018,https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018TAC0035-000898.Dr.Lim'sworkasamemberofandtheLegacyInitiativesAdvisoryCouncilendedMarch2018,https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/multiculturalism-anti-racism/chinese-legacy-bc/legacy-initiatives-advisory-councilAcademic Collaborators: HenryYu,AssociateProfessor,History,UniversityofBritishColumbiaCommunity Collaborators: WinnieL.Cheung,Co-Founder&Director,PCHCMuseumofMigration;DavidH.T.Wong,Architect,SeatoSkyArchitecture;JimWong-Chu,socialhistorianandfounder,AsianCanadianWriters'Workshop


BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKLocalImmigrationPartnershipCouncilSteeringcommitteemember.Servedasco-MCwithKateJennings,Director,InternationalStudentServices,launchoftheLocalImmigrationPartnershipatthePortTheatrelobby,May14,2018.Academic Collaborators: KateJennings,Director,InternationalStudentServices,VIU;TanisDagert,CommunityLiaison,Scholarship,Research,andCreativeActivity,VIUCommunity Collaborators: SamanthaLetourneau,SettlementManager,CVIMulticulturalSociety;JenniferFowler,ExecutiveDirector,CVIMulticulturalSociety;KarinKronstal,SocialPlanner,CityofNanaimo;JohnHorn,SocialPlanner,CityofNanaimo;AmritManhas,EconomicDevelopmentOfficer,CityofNanaimo;ClaudioAguilera,ManagementTeam,TillicumLelum;SherriWade,RCMP,Nanaimo;JohnCunnian,DistrictPrincipalInternationalStudentEducation,SD68;LoaRichardson,DistrictResourceTeacher(K-12),EnglishLanguageLearning,SD68

BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKInter-disciplinaryExperiencesCommitteeInitiativeoftheOfficeoftheAssociateVice-PresidentAcademic,VIU,todevelopworkingpaperonInter-disciplinaryExperiences.Academic Collaborators: DanielBurgoyne,Professor,English,VIU;MarilynFunk,Professor,CentreforInnovationandExcellenceinLearning,VIU;SandraJohnstone,Professor,EarthSciences,VIU;MaureenOkun,Professor&Chair,LiberalStudies,VIU;HopeLeith,Professor&Chair,ModernLanguages,VIU;DavidPaterson,Dean,FacultyofEducation,VIU;RossMcKay,Dean,FacultyofArtsandHumanities,VIU;SylvieLafreniere,Professor,Sociology,VIU;BryanWebber,AssociateDean,Management,VIU;CarolStuart,AssociateVPAcademic,VIUBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKFoodSecurityAssessmentandActionInitiativeSteeringcommitteememberofNanaimoFoodshareinitiative;focusonpoliciesaffectingseniors.ThishasledtotwointernshipsforAnthropologystudents,KyraEganandJenHogan,forsummer2018.Community Collaborators: SeanEnns,ProjectLead,NanaimoFoodshare;JenCody,ExecutiveDirector,NanaimoFoodshare


BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKLaurierInstitution Electedboardmember,November2017.TheLaurierInstitutionfoundedtoadvanceanddisseminateknowledgeabouttheeconomicandsocialimplicationsofCanadiandiversity,http://thelaurier.ca/Academic Collaborators: RobertDaum,FellowandLead,DiversityandInnovation,CentreforDialogue,SimonFraserUniversity;JenniferReddy,AssociateDirector,LeadershipandCommunityBuildingPrograms,SimonFraserUniversity;CiprianJauca,ManagingEditorforCochraneHypertension,DepartmentofAnesthesiology,PharmacologyandTherapeutics,UniversityofBritishColumbia;KoryWilson,ExecutiveDirector,AboriginalInitiativesandPartnerships,BritishColumbiaInstituteofTechnologyCommunity Collaborators: GwenGnazdowsky,Founder,"ONEConversationCoaching&Facilitation;"HelenZhou,President,GlobalSynergyManagementCorp;FabianDawson,formerdeputyeditoratTheProvince,editorofseawestnews.com;SharadKhare,Documentarian,KhareCommunications,YipengBenLu,televisionproduceranddirector;TamaraPearl,RegisteredClinicalCounsellor;AliSoledin,VancouverChair,TheInstituteforCanadianCitizenship

BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKCoalCreekHistoricParkAdvisoryCommitteeDr.LimcontinuedherappointmentbytheVillageofCumberlandasacommitteememberadvisingcouncilandtheCumberlandMuseum&ArchivesonactivitieslocatedinCoalCreekHistoricParkandmattersrelatedtotheformerChinatownand#1JapaneseTown.Community Collaborators: KevinMcPhedran,ParksandOutdoorRecreationCoordinator,VillageofCumberland;MichelleWillard,ExecutiveDirector,CumberlandMuseum&ArchivesCommunity Collaborators: EikoEby,President,SevenPotatoesSocietyOTHERACTIVITY 01-July-2017 HistoryThroughaChineseMenuCollectionInterviewsegmentfeaturedonWhereYouLive,ShawTVNanaimo,https://youtu.be/XbtRfxByuos.ThefocuswasonDr.Lim'smenucollection,https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/2695,withspecificexamplesfromNanaimo.Community Collaborators: ShawTVNanaimo


COMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIPChinatownStorytellingCentreWorkedincollaborationwithCatherineClement,CuratorSpecialExhibitions,todiscussexhibitdisplay,itemsandstory.Undertookresearchrelatedtostorylineofexhibit.Community Collaborators: CatherineClement,CuratorSpecialExhibitions,ChinatownStorytellingCentre,VancouverOTHERACTIVITY 19-February-2018 JapaneseProblemOrganizedandhosted,withassistancefromDr.GillianAnderson,JapaneseProblem,asiteresponseperformance,withsixshowsatVIUNanaimo.ClassesfromANTH,PSYC,andSOCIwereinvited,withoneforthecommunity,specifically,theSevenPotatoesSociety.Dr.Limfacilitatedtalkbacksfollowingeachperformance.February19-20,2018.Academic Collaborators: Dr.GillianAnderson,Professor,Sociology,VIU;Dr.SylvieLefreniere,Professor,Sociology,VIU;Dr.LindaDerksen,Professor,Sociology,VIU;Dr.RachelCooper,Professor,Psychology,VIU;RESEARCHPROJECTAsianCanadiansonVancouverIsland:Race,IndigeneityandtheTranspacificSSHRCInsightsgrantawardedtoDr.JohnPrice,UVic,History.Dr.Limwasaco-researcherfortheproject.Duringthisperiod,shefocusedonproducingaten-panelexhibit,150YearsandCounting:FightingforJusticeontheCoast,withfellowco-researcher,Dr.TusaShea,andcommunitypartner,KathrynGagnon,CowichanValleyMuseum&Archives.ConnieGraham

(VIU2016),wastheExhibitCoordinator,whileChantelleSpicer(VIU2018)createdaguideforthosehostingtheexhibit.InJanuaryof2018,Dr.Lim,assistedMonicaKay,Director,HumanRights&RespectfulWorkplace,inbringingtheexhibittoVIU'sNanaimoandCowichancampuses.Academic Collaborators: Dr.JohnPrice,History,UniversityofVictoria;Dr.TusaShea,ProgramCoordinator,ContinuingStudies,UniversityofVictoriaCommunity Collaborators: KathrynGagnon,Curator/Manager,CowichanValleyMuseum&ArchivesREVIEWERMITACSAccelerateReviewerofaresearchproposalforaninterdisciplinaryinternshipattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandabroad.June2018.WORKSHOP 19-April-2018 DLOGprofessionalsession,SimonFraserUniversityInvitedguestspeaker(oneofsix)forDLOGprofessionalsessionforstaffandinstructorsofDialogueandCivicEngagementCertificate,SimonFraserUniversity,Vancouver.Academic Collaborators: Dr.RobertDaum,Fellow,Diversity&Innovation,CentreforDialogue,SimonFraserUniversity


WORKSHOP 11-May-2018 HeritageBCConference:RichHeritage,TellingourStoriesInvitedpanelist,openingplenary-workshop,(Re)Interpretation:ChallengingtheNarrativeofCulturalHeritage,whichreflectedondifferentperspectivesofheritageinordertohaveamoreinclusivestory(history).Invitedworkshop,SharingStoriesofthe"Other,"withKathrynGagnon,CowichanValleyMuseum&Archives,Dr.TusaShea,UniversityofVictoria,basedonthecreationoftheexhibit,150YearsandCounting:FightingforJusticeontheCoast.Academic Collaborators: SatwinderBains,Director,SouthAsianStudiesInstitute,UniversityoftheFraserValley;Dr.TusaShea,ProgramCoordinator,ContinuingStudies,UniversityofVictoriaCommunity Collaborators: ChiefRhondaLarrabee,QayqaytNation;MauriceGuibord,President,SocietehistoriquefrancophonedelaColombie-Britannique;LoreneOikawa,President,GreaterVancouverJapaneseCanadianCitizens'Association;KathrynGagnon,Curator/Manager,CowichanValleyMuseum&ArchivesCommunityPlanningDr.LindsayMcCunnGRADUATESTUDENTEXTERNALEXAMINERExternalcommitteememberfortheMasterofCommunityPlanningProgramExternalcommitteememberforColinBrown'sMastersofArtsinCommunityPlanningthesisdefensetitled"WalkabilityonVancouverIsland:TheImplicationsforSmall,CoastalCommunities."

CriminologyLaurenMayesCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 16-November-2017 "We'reInherentlyUncool":PolicingandtheuseofHumoronTwitterandFacebookAmericanSocietyofCriminology'ssessiononSocialMedia,Drones,andPolicing:PerceptionsandPossibilitiesinPhiladelphia,November2019Geography Dr.DonAlexanderBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 01-September-2017 ChairofVIUFA'sHumanRightsandInternationalSolidarityCommitteeChairedthiscommitteefromearlySeptember2017untilMay2018andattendedprovincialmeetingsofotherFPSEfacultyassociationrepresentatives.Supportedactivitiesandinthecommunityfinanciallyandinitiatedrelevantactivities. Academic Collaborators: CommitteememberswerefromavarietyofdisciplinesOTHERACTIVITY10-November-2017Co-organizerofthe12thAnnualUrbanIssuesFilmFestivalWorkedwithstudentswithGeographytoputontheFilmFestivalwhichhadthethemeof"TacticalUrbanismandArtsandCulture."


Academic Collaborators: GeographicStudentsUnionCommunity Collaborators: PlanningInstituteofBC(NorthIslandchapter)GRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISION30-April-2017 SupervisedfourtheseswithintheMasterofCommunityPlanningprogramSupervisedfourtheseswithintheMasterofCommunityPlanningprogram,andcurrentlysupervisingtwomore. Academic Collaborators: JeffLewisfromGeography;PracticingplannerswhohaveservedassecondreadersCommunity Collaborators: PracticingplannersaffiliatedwiththeMCPprogramARTICLE 01-July-2017 Bioregionsvs.BiosphereReservesExploratorypieceontherelativemeritsofbioregionsandbiospherereservesasvehiclesforpromotingsustainabilityataregionalscalethatappearedintheInternationalJournalofUNESCOBiosphereReserves,Vol.1,No.1.Fulltitlewas"Bioregionsvs.BiosphereReserves:Whichisabettervehicleforsustainability."Academic Collaborators: Indirectly,PamShawandGrahamSakaki,astheeditorsoftheInternationalJournalofUNESCOBiosphereReserves

WORKSHOP28-February-2018 Co-organizerofthesuccessfulSustainabilityAcrossCurriculaworkshopThisworkshopwasinitiatedbytheSustainabilityAdvisoryCommitteeandwasattendedbyfacultyandstudentstoexplorehowsustainabilitycanbefurtherintegratedintothecurriculum.TheworkshopwasopenedbyElderGeraldineManson,followedbyatalkbyNicoleVaugeoisontherelevanceoftheworkshoptotheAcademicPlan.ThekeynotespeakerwasDr.TrevorHancock.ThebulkoftheworkshopwasconductedasaWorldCafe.Areportonthefindingsfromtheeventwillbepublishedsoon.Academic Collaborators: Dr.LindsayMcCunn;Dr.WendySimms;Dr.NadineCruickshanks;MargotCroft;KimSharpe;LindaBracken;ChantelleSpicerOTHERACTIVITY 01-July-2017 SustainableDevelopmentinCanadianContext--ACriticalReviewInvolvedacollaborationwithaMasterofCommunityPlanningstudent,avisitingnaturalresourcemanagementprofessorfromBrazil,andmyself,itfocusedonthehistoryandshortcomingsofthetheoryandpracticeofsustainabledevelopmentinCanada.Academic Collaborators: TaylorAlexander(VIU);MariaInêzPaesFerraeira(UniversadeFederaldoRiodeJaneiro)


ARTICLE 15-June-2017 MemberoftheVIUSustainabilityAdvisoryCommittee.ActivememberoftheVIUSustainabilityAdvisoryCommitteeandhavehelpedinitiateanumberofprojects.Academic Collaborators: Dr.GrahamPike;AlanCumbers;Dr.WarrenWeir;Dr.MattBowes;Dr.LindsayMcCunn;Dr.NadineCruickshanks;Dr.DavePatterson;Dr.LynnWytenbroek;MargotCroft;LindaBracken;ChantelleSpicerOTHERPUBLICATION 01-August-2017 PittingtheOlivesMightHelp:A1990sExpatriateOdysseyThroughUnhingedRussiaReviewofabookaboutanexpatriate'sexperiencesinRussiainthepost-fall-of-communismdaysandthelessonsforurbanplanning.ThereviewwaspublishedinPlanningWest59,no.1.

Dr.AlanGilchristARTICLEThepotentialeffectsofclimatechangeonthehabitatrangeoftheVancouverIslandmarmot(Marmotavancouverensis)InTheCanadianGeographer,Vol.62/2,p.163-177,2018;doi:10.1111/cag.12448.ThispaperwasbasedontheundergraduateresearchcompletedbyLarissaThelinaspartofaGEOG491directedstudy.ThestudymodeledthecurrentdistributionoftheVancouverIslandmarmothabitatrangeandshowedthatthehabitatrangewilllikelydecreaseinresponsetoclimatechange,whichcouldbedetrimentaltomarmotwell-being.Academic Collaborators: LarissaThelin,Student,DepartmentofGeography,VIU;JeffLewis,Professor,DepartmentofGeography,VIU;JessicaCraig,Technician,DepartmentofGeography,VIUOTHERACTIVITYVancouverIslandWaterBudgetPracticumTimSivak,AdvancedDiplomainGISApplications,developedGISmethodstodocumentwaterbudgetsaspartofapracticumtosupportthe"WaterBudgetforVancouverIsland"project.TimispursuingaMastersinGISApplicationandwillexpandhisworkduringtheupcomingyeartohelpcompletetheWaterBudgetproject.


GRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISIONWestwoodLakeSearchandRescueMapSpatialProblemSolvingforRescuersFreeland,Kevin,DirectedStudyGEOG428:GIScienceApplications.OTHERACTIVITYHydrology:HowriversandwaterformandshapelandscapesandenvironmentsAninvitedlecturetotheGrade12GeographyclassatNanaimoDistrictSecondarySchoolinSeptember2017aboutthesub-disciplineofhydrology.Community Collaborators: AdamLaforest,Teacher,NanaimoDistrictSecondarySchool,SchoolDistrict68OTHERPUBLICATIONAnnualCropWaterRequirementforVancouverIslandApostersummarizinganearlierprojectthatquantifiedtheamountofwaterneeded,viairrigation,tosupportagriculturalcropsonVancouverIsland,bothnowandintothefuture.TheresultsshowedthatthedryereastcoastoftheIsland,wheremostagricultureisconcentrated,currentlyrequiresadepthofabout250mmofirrigationwateronaveragetomaintaincropyields.Inthefuture,theanalysisindicatedthatcropwaterneedswilllikelyincreasesubstantially,perhapsdoubling,towardstheyear2100ifglobalwarmingcontinuesatthecurrenthighrate.

PROFESSIONALSERVICEMember,TechnicalAdvisoryCommitteeMemberoftheDrinkingWaterandWatershedProtectionTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,representingtheacademiccommunityinwater-centricplanningfortheRegionalDistrictofNanaimo.Community Collaborators: RegionalDistrictofNanaimoWORKSHOPGISforHighSchoolTeachersinNanaimoThisworkshopwasdevelopedandofferedinNanaimoasprofessionaldevelopmentforHighSchoolteacherswhowereinterestedinusingGeographicalInformationSystems(GIS)intheirclassroom.ThiswaspartofanongoingcollaborationbetweentheDepartmentofGeographyatVIUandsocialstudieshighschoolteachersinSchoolDistrict68.Community Collaborators: AdamLaforest,Teacher,NanaimoDistrictSecondarySchool,SchoolDistrict68RESEARCHPROJECTWaterBudgetforVancouverIslandTheproposedresearchwillanalyzeholisticallythewaterresourcesavailableonVancouverIsland,anditwillbeapproachedbycompletingwaterbudgetsforkeylocationsaroundtheIsland.Awaterbudgetaccountsfortheinputsandoutputsofwaterfromasupplysuchasagroundwateraquifer,whichtypicallyfluctuatesduetochangesintheseasonalinputofrainfalltorechargethesupplyandoutputbynaturalstreamflowandextractionforhumanconsumption.Budgetswillbedevelopedtohelpunderstandtheregionalchangesthat


occurinthewatersupplyatthistime.Thismethodwillthenbeusedtopredicthowthesupplywilllikelybealteredinthefuturegivenclimatechangeandchangingpatternsofhumanuse.Theresultswillprovideaframeworktohelpmanageourwatersuppliesintothefuture.Thisresearchwasstartedin2017/18,withthemajoritytobecompletedduringanassistedleavein2018/19.Community Collaborators: PatLapcevic,SectionHeadWaterProtection,BCMinistryofForests,LandsandNaturalResourceOperationsandRuralDevelopment;JuliePisani,DrinkingWaterandWatershedProtection,ProgramCoordinator,RegionalDistrictofNanaimo;Dr.GillesWendling,President,GWSolutionsInc.Dr.JeffLewisOTHERACTIVITY 04-November-2017 ClimateChangeandHumanHealthCo-hostedtheannualClimateChangeSymposiumatVIUwithDr.ErikKrogh.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ErikKrogh,Professor,Chemistry,VIUPROJECTAwarenessofClimateChangethroughEducationalResearch(ACER)Apublicoutreachinitiativeledbyaninter-disciplinarygroupofdedicatedundergraduatestudentsundertheguidanceoffacultyatVancouverIslandUniversity.Fundingsupportsthedevelopmentanddeliveryofhands-onactivities,educationalmaterialsandaninteractivepresentationtoover15000studentsandmembersofthegeneralpublicthroughoutcoastalBC.Inadditiontoreviewing

thephysicalbasisofclimatechange,theprogramintroducesconceptsofriskassessmentandprovidesthestartingpointfordiscussionsontechnical,sociologicalandpoliticalsolutions.ThepresentationandassociatedactivitiesdevelopscientificandnumericalliteracywithanemphasisonEarthobservation,dataevaluation,visualizationandcriticalthinking.ThisprojectdirectlyengagesCanada'syouthintheprocessofscholarship,knowledgemobilizationandsocialchange.TheAwarenessofClimatechangethroughEducationandResearchprojecthasbeensupportedbyNSERCandSSHRC.Academic Collaborators: Dr.ErikKrogh,Professor,Chemistry,VIUMichelePattersonCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 12-April-2017 MovingfromcriticalthinkingaboutfactstocriticalthinkingaboutvaluesTeachinginthePost-TruthEra,April21,2017,VancouverIslandUniversity.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 12-June-2017 AtlanticsalmonaquacultureinBC:NewresearchintosocialculturalcharacteristicsofthesectorBCSeafoodExpo,ComoxBC,June2017.ARTICLEWitter,A.,Patterson,M.,&Murray,G.(2017).ImprovinglocalbenefitsfromfisheriesintheMaPPregion:Exploringalternativeseafoodmarketingasapotentialimplementationtool.ReportpreparedforTidesCanada,50pp.


Philosophy&ReligiousStudiesDr.WarrenHeitiARTICLE“ReadingandCharacter:WeilandMcDowellonNaïveRealismandSecondNature.”PhilosophicalInvestigations,forthcoming.CHAPTERTheDanceofPerception:TheRoleoftheImaginationinSimoneWeil'sEarlyEpistemology.Ed.AnantaSukla.ImaginationandArt,Leiden:Brill,forthcoming.

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Poems"CantoXXVII"and"TheSoulinDialoguewithItself."TheFiddlehead273(Autumn2017):48-49.REVIEWERReviewofJanZwicky,Alkibiades'Love.Dialogue:CanadianPhilosophicalReview56.3(September2017):600-602.BobLaneOTHERPUBLICATIONBloggingandreviewing:theacademiclifeofaprofessoremeritus.ProfessorEmeritus,PhilosophyandReligiousStudiesSinceretiringin2000,BobLanehascontinuedhisacademicinterestsbywritingreviewsfor"metapsychology"(about125bookreviews)andbloggingaboutphilosophy,literature,and

currentevents.https://boblane.com/books/Heismostproudofthefactthathehasincludedseveralformerandcurrentstudentsasauthorsofaseriesoflettersonvarioustopicsincludingsexualharassment,lettersfromSouthAmerica,andlettersfromJapan.Thelettersarecollectedhere:https://boblane.com/series/.BobhasalsopresentedfortheInstituteofPracticalPhilosophyhttps://socialsciences.viu.ca/institute-practical-philosophywhichhefoundedseveralyearsagoasawayofbringingcontemporarysocialissuesintothecommunity.Hisbloghasover450membersandabout5,000postswhicharealsosharedontheFacebookpage,Episyllogismhttps://www.facebook.com/ippepi.TwoVIUphilosophygraduatesarecontributingtotheBlog.https://boblane.com/authors/Alsocontributingarecommunitymemberswhoarelawyers,nurses,retiredteachersandcurrentstudentsatVIU.https://boblane.com/series/Academic Collaborators: RobertD.LanewasinterviewedbyLaureanoRalón.April1st,2016forFigure/Ground;RobertD.LaneisanemeritusprofessorofphilosophyfromVancouverIslandUniversityinCanada,wherehetaughtliteratureandphilosophyfor31years.LanewasthefounderofthePhilosophydepartmentatVIU(thenMalaspinaCollege).Astheinstitutiongrew,hebecamethefoundingdirectorofVIU'sInstituteofPracticalPhilosophy,whichisstillanactiveplayertodayincommunityissuesandcontemporarymoralissues.Sinceretiringin2000,LanehasservedontheNanaimoParks,RecreationandCultureBoard.HealsoauthoredabookentitledReadingtheBible:Intention,Text,Interpretation,abookofshortstories,REDNECK,andfoundedthephilosophyblogEpisyllogism.Source:Ralón,L.(2016)."InterviewwithBobLane,"Figure/Ground.April1st.Readthecompleteinterviewhere:http://figureground.org/interview-with-robert-d-lane/


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Dr.CarolineBurnleyBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKSocialScienceRepresentative-STARCommitteeChairoftheSTARCommittee.TheSTARcommitteeallocatesfundsforstudentresearch-relatedtraveltoprofessionalandacademicconferences.StudentconferencefundingissupportedbytheSTARFund,theJessicaWildeFundandtheStephanieBuckinghamFund.Thecommitteealsoallocatesawardsforstudent-ledresearchthroughtheREACHAwards.Academic Collaborators: TheSTARcommitteeiscomprisedoffacultyfromavarietyoffacultiesatVIUandastudentrepresentativePROFESSIONALSERVICECo-supervisoroftwohonoursresearchprojects

Supervisedtwohonoursstudentsinpsychology.KatieEicharconductedherREACH-fundedresearch,AnInvestigationoftheRelationshipbetweenResilience,GratitudeandSpiritualityinOlderAdultsandpresenteditinaresearchslamatCREATE.KatiewillbepursuingaMastersofOccupationalTherapyatUniversityofBritishColumbiainthefall.BronwynWydemanconductedherresearch,UnderstandingtheConnectionbetweenGreenSpaceandResiliencethroughtheStudyofOptimism,CommunityAttachmentandSocialSupportwithinCommunitiesandpresentedaposterandaresearchslamatCREATE.BronwynwillbepursuingaMastersofCommunityPlanningatVIUinthefall.Academic Collaborators:RuthKirson

OTHERACTIVITYDirector-ResilienceResearchLabTheResilienceResearchLab(RRL)intheDepartmentofPsychologycurrentlyincludesthreefacultymembersandsixstudents,KatieEichar,BronwynWydeman,ChihoriTsukura,AshleyTherrien,TarrynRobinsonandTomMcKinnon.Thelabemployedtwowork-opstudentsthisyear.Labactivitiesthisyearinvolvedareviewanddiscussionofclassicandcurrentresilienceliterature,trainingininterviewskillsanddataanalysis,assistingstudentswiththeirhonours'theses,supportingstudentstopresenttheirresearchatCREATE,hostingaVIUcommunitymeetingwiththoseinterestedintheareaofresilienceandattendinganundergraduateresearchconference,ConnectingMinds,inVancouverinMay.Academic Collaborators: RuthKirson;StephanieMcKenzie


Dr.LindsayMcCunnARTICLEOfficeWorkers'ReactionstoaLightingRetrofit:ExploringPerceptionsofProductivity,Controllability,andAffectiveOrganizationalCommitmentMcCunn,L.J.,Kim,A.,&Lew,J.(2017).OfficeWorkers'ReactionstoaLightingRetrofit:ExploringPerceptionsofProductivity,Controllability,andAffectiveOrganizationalCommitment.JournalofEnergyResearchandSocialScience,37,154-164.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.02.002PEER-REVIEWINGPeerreviewerfortheSpringerJournalofHousingandtheBuiltEnvironmentOTHERACTIVITYSpatialNavigationandPlaceImageabilityinSenseofPlaceMcCunn,L.J.&Gifford,R.(2017).SpatialNavigationandPlaceImageabilityinSenseofPlace.Cities,74,208-218.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.12.006

ARTICLESuccessfulfacilitychangemanagementpracticesforretrofitprojects:AcasestudyinlightingKim,A.,McCunn,L.J.,&Lew,J.(2017).Successfulfacilitychangemanagementpracticesforretrofitprojects:Acasestudyinlighting.JournalofManagementinEngineering,33,1-8.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000519#sthash.xTUgbXYc.dpufBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKCommitteemembershipCo-ChairofVIU'sSustainabilityAdvisoryCommittee.CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONResearchingOrganizationalCommitmentinCorrectionalStaffMcCunn,L.J.(2017,June).ResearchingOrganizationalCommitmentinCorrectionalStaff.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheEnvironmentalDesignResearchAssociation,Madison,WI.CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONUnderstandingSenseofPlaceinRelationtoEnvironmentalActionandConcernPresentedattheannualVancouverIslandUniversity'sAwarenessofClimateChangethroughEducationandResearchclimatechangesymposium.


OTHERACTIVITYSoundandtheHealthyCityCo-editoroftheupcomingspecialissueoftheTaylorandFrancisjournalCities&Health.PUBLICLECTURETheScienceofEnvironmentalPsychologyPresentedattheannualScienceandTechnologyLectureSeriesatVancouverIslandUniversity. OTHERACTIVITYResearchpresentationtouniversityadministrationMcCunn,L.J.,Kim,A.,Swanson,T.,Lew,J.,&Wang,S.(2018,March).ReflectionsontheUWTowerRetrofit.PresentedtothefacilitiesmanagementandcapitalplanningdepartmentsoftheUniversityofWashington,Seattle,WA.SYPOSIUMPRESENTATIONEnvironmentalPsychologyResearchatVIUPresentedatalkattheannualVIUResearchandScholarlyActivitySymposium.

OTHERPUBLICATIONACommunity-levelInvestigationofaConceptualFrameworkofSenseofPlaceMcCunn,L.J.,&Gifford,R.(2017).ACommunity-levelInvestigationofaConceptualFrameworkofSenseofPlace.ProceedingsoftheEnvironmentalDesignResearchAssociation,Madison,WI.OTHERPUBLICATIONSpatialTrainingandCalculusAbility:InvestigatingImpactsonStudentPerformanceandCognitiveLearningStyleCilli-Turner,E.,&McCunn,L.J.(2017).SpatialTrainingandCalculusAbility:InvestigatingImpactsonStudentPerformanceandCognitiveLearningStyle[PreliminaryReport].ProceedingsoftheAnnualConferenceonResearchonUndergraduateMathematicsEducation,p.1182-1188,USA,Print.PROFESSIONALSERVICECommissioningeditorCommissioningeditorfortheTaylorandFrancisjournalCities&Health.EXECUTIVEMEMBERSHIPChair-ElectoftheenvironmentalpsychologysectionoftheCanadianPsychologicalAssociation.


REVIEWERPeer-reviewerPeerreviewerfortheIndersciencejournalInternationalJournalofHumanResourcesDevelopmentandManagement.REVIEWERPeer-reviewingProfessionalreviewerforMathematicsofInformationTechnologyandComplexSystems(MITACS)AccelerateInternshipsubmissions.REVIEWERPeer-reviewingPeerreviewerfortheFrontiersjournalFrontiersinMarineScience(thesectiononMarineConservationandSustainability). REVIEWERPeer-reviewingPeerreviewerfortheElsevierjournalCity,CultureandSociety.WORKSHOPTeachingSustainabilityasanEnvironmentalPsychologistOrganizerandpanelistattheSustainabilityAcrossCurriculaworkshopatVancouverIslandUniversity.

PoliticalStudiesDr.MarkWilliamsBOOK 01-March-2018ThePoliticsofMixedMartialArts:ADialecticofSportandSpectacleMixedMartialArtsandtheQuestforLegitimacy:TheSportvs.SpectacleDivide.McFarland&Company:Jefferson,NC,2018.MixedMartialArts,orMMA,iswidelyregardedasthefastestgrowingsportintheworld.However,therepersistsadeepsuspicioninpolitesocietythatMMAisclosertohumancockfightingthanitistosport.Throughanexplorationofviolence,class,gender,raceandnationalism,theauthorfindsthatMMAisbothanexpressionofthepositivevaluesofmartialartsandaspectaclethatappealstothemorecrassindulgencesofentertainmentforyoungmen.Thelong-termsuccessofMMAwilldependontheabilityofpromotersandathletestobalancespectaclewiththelegitimacyofsport.


RESEARCHPROJECTTheRiseoftheVideoGameIndustryinVancouverCanadahasbecomethethirdmostimportantcountryintheworldforvideogamedevelopment,onlytrailingtheUSandJapan.ResearchontheoriginsofVancouverasahostcityforthesestudiosbeganin2017-2018.ThroughthesupportoffundingfromaVIURACcostcentre,Dr.MarkWilliamsandhisundergraduateresearchassistant,Ms.KeomiVance,conductedinterviewsatanumberofVancouver'svideogamedevelopmentstudiosonwhythestudiosopenedinVancouverandwhatpeoplewhoworkinthesectorthinkabouttheroleofpublicpolicyindevelopingtheindustry.AselectionofthestudiosvisitedincludeEA,Relic,andDigitalScapes.Dr.WilliamsandMs.VancepresentedpreliminaryworkaspartofVIU'sLunch&LearnseriesonFeb20,2018asapresentationentitled,"TheVideoGameIndustryinBCandtheRoleofPublicPolicyinDevelopingtheSector."SociologyDr.GillianAndersonBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKDirector(2017-2018),HavenSociety,BoardofDirectors,Nanaimo,BCHavenSociety’smissionistopromotetheintegrityandsafetyofwomen.

Dr.SylvieLafreniereGRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISIONMasterofCommunityPlanningthesissupervisionSarahHolden,"HowcantheSnaw-Naw-AsFirstNationleveragetheconstructionoftheirGardenofSpiritualHealingintoHealthCentreprogramingthatcanbenefitmoreoftheircommunitymembersthrougheducation,outreach,andcommunitycapacitybuilding?"COMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIPStudentleadresearchAspartoftheCommunityBasedAppliedInterdisciplinaryResearchcourse(CBAIR),TianaMartin(MBA),AmandaWynn(SocialSciences),ShawnaMorland(SocialSciences)andKeomiVance(SocialSciences)workedonaprojectforSharonHobenshield,directorofAboriginalEducationatVIU.TheprojectwastitledOffthePage:ExploringHowtheTeachingFacultyatVancouverIslandUniversityFeelAboutImplementingIndigenizationandReconciliation.Academic Collaborators: BethMcLin(Criminology);BobWillis(Management)Community Collaborators: SharonHobenshield,Director,AboriginalEducation


COMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIPStudentleadresearchAspartoftheCommunityBasedAppliedInterdisciplinaryResearchcourse(CBAIR),VictoriaBowns(SocialSciences),ChristineJenkins(SocialSciences),JulianTeller-Wan(Management),VanessaStratton(MBA)andIjeomaNancyNjigha(MBA)workedonaprojectfortheOceanLegacyFoundation.TheprojectwastitledPlasticPollutionSolutions:LookingforSolutionsforReducingtheAmountofPlasticDebrisinourOceans.Academic Collaborators: BobWillis(Management);BethMcLin(Criminology)Community Collaborators: OceanLegacyFoundationCOMMUNITYENGAGEDSCHOLARSHIPStudentleadresearchAspartoftheCommunityBasedAppliedInterdisciplinaryResearchcourse(CBAIR),CourtneyVaugeois(SocialSciences),MattLandry(SocialSciences),DeepaPillay(MBA)andShomikChakrabarty(MBA)workedonaprojectfortheCentralVancouverIslandMulticulturalSociety.TheprojectwastitledRaisingReassurance:ExploringhowNanaimo’sNewcomersFindSupport.Academic Collaborators: BethMcLin(criminology);BobWillis(management)Community Collaborators: CentralVancouverIslandMulticulturalSociety

GRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISION MasterofCommunityPlanningthesissupervisionErianScott-Iversen,”CultivatingChange:UsingUrbanPlanningtoAddressFoodInsecuritythroughUrbanAgriculture.”


ProvostandVice-PresidentAcademicCentreforInnovationandExcellenceinLearningMarilynFunkWORKSHOP 14-February-2018 EngagingwithTruthandReconciliation:ThinkingthroughtheroleofEducationalDevelopersasAlliesinRespondingtotheCallstoActionInthispre-conferenceworkshop,theEducationalDevelopersCaucusActionGroupfromacrossCanadaandVancouverIslandUniversitywillexploreideasabouthowtosupportIndigenousperspectiveswithintheirinstitutions.ALearningCircleledbyaVIUElderandsupportedbytheOfficeofAboriginalEducationandCommunityCousinswillhelpparticipantstocometoknowofandreflectonimportantpointstoconsiderwhendiscussing'IndigenizationattheAcademy'.Academic Collaborators: GaryManson,ElderinResidence,OfficeofAboriginalEducation,VIU;SylviaScow,AboriginalProjectsCoordinatorandElderSupport,OfficeofAboriginalEducation,VIU;SheldonScow,3rdyearstudent,FNAT,VIU;AaronMoore,3rdyearstudent,FNAT,VIU;LaurenAnstey,eLearningandCurriculumSpecialist,WesternUniversity;KathleenBortolin,Curriculum,TeachingandLearningSpecialist,VIU;MarilynFunk,Curriculum,TeachingandLearningSpecialist,VIU

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 30-May-2018Consultingwithcare:SupportingFacultyDevelopmentandProgramEnhancementThroughCollaborative,RelationalPracticeEducationaldevelopersareoftenagentsofchange,supportingfacultydevelopmentandprogramenhancementinavarietyofways,acrossavarietyofprograms(Beach,A.,HendersonC.,Finkelstein,N.,2012).Inthispresentation,threeeducationaldeveloperssharetheirstoriesofhowtheyplanned,supportedandfacilitatedchangeinalarge-scaleprogramenhancementprogramwithintheFacultyofTradesandAppliedTechnologyattheirinstitution.Theywilleachdiscusstheirpositionalityintheproject,eachcomingfromaslightlydifferentcontext(mid-careereducationaldeveloper;secondedfacultymember;emergingeducationaldevelopmentconsultant).Theteam’sdiversityensuredthatabroaderrangeofskills,opinionsandperspectiveswouldcomeintoplayastheyconsultedwithfacultyandshapedtheprojectplan(Sibley,J.,Ostafichuk,P.,Roberson,B.,Franchini,Kubitzv,B.,Michaelsen,L.,2014).Academic Collaborators: KathleenBortolin,Curriculum,TeachingandLearningSpecialist,CentreforInnovationandExcellenceinLearning,VIU;SallyVinden,Instructor,HairdressingDepartment,VIU


LibraryAdministrationJeanBlackburnCONFERENCEPRESENTATION 13-April-2018 Gettingyourarticleintotherightjournal:"Think,Check,Submit"VIUResearchandScholarlyActivitySymposium.Academic Collaborators: DanaMcFarland,LibraryOTHERACTIVITY01-December-2017 ThroughtheLookingGlass:AParallelWorldofPrintCollectionsDataCode4libBCUnconference2017,Nov30-Dec1,2017https://wiki.code4lib.org/BC#Fifth_Annual_Code4lib_BC_Unconference_2017WORKSHOP 02-June-2017 RoundtableonPublicationsandPublishingatVIUDiscussedLibraryperspectivesonscholarlypublishing&preservationaspartofthisthree-hourcross-disciplinaryroundtableorganizedbyVIU'sScholarship,Research&CreativeActivityOffice.

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 27-April-2018 WhentoHoldonandWhentoLetGo:“LastCopy”SharedPrintArchivingandBookDeselectionVancouverIslandLibraryStaffConference2018.Academic Collaborators: LisaPetrachenko,AssociateUniversityLibrarian,Learning&ResearchResources,UniversityofVictoria;TinaBebbington,LearningandResearchLibrarian,EnglishandHistory,UniversityofVictoria;SueBengtson,CollectionsAnalystandBusinessLibrarian,UniversityofVictoriaDanaMcFarlandBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKBCLibrariesCooperative,BoardofDirectorsThisnationalcooperativeprovideslibrariesandrelatedorganizationswiththeservices,costsavings,andsupporttheyneedtodogreatworkinCanadiancommunities.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKCLOCKSSNorthAmericanAdvisoryCouncilTheCounciladvisestheCLOCKSSBoardofDirectorsonmattersrelatingtopoliciesandpracticeofdigitalpreservationandarchiving.


BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKBCLAMentorshipCommittee&PairingTeamBCLA'sMentorshipProgramexiststoconnectandempowerassociationmembersbyfosteringpositiverelationshipsinthelibrarycommunity.Theprogramencouragessharing,andaimstopromoteleadershipandcommitmenttotheprofession.ThePairingTeammanagespairingofsessionapplicants(bylibrarytype,interests,geography,other);seeksadditionalmentors/menteesasneededtofulfilpairing;maintainsMentorshipContractdocumentsandcommunications.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKCOPPULDigitalPreservationWorkingGroupSupportsCouncilofPrairie&PacificUniversityLibraries'(COPPUL)strategicobjectivestoinvestigateandincreaseawarenessofdigitalpreservationneedsandstrategiesamongandonbehalfofmemberlibraries.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 13-April-2018 GettingYourArticleintotheRightJournal:'Think,Check,Submit'VIUFacultyResearch&CreativeActivitySymposium,atVIUinNanaimo,April2018.Academic Collaborators: JeanBlackburn,VIULibrary

CONFERENCEPRESENTATION 14-May-2018ScholarlycommunicationservicesfromtheLibraryConferencetitle:WritingandPublishinginaDigitalWorld,atVIUinNanaimoMay2018.Academic Collaborators: JeanBlackburn,VIULibraryCONFERENCEPRESENTATION03-August-2017 Youwanttolaunchajournal?Alivingmodelforconsultingonlocalscholarshipdisseminationinasmall,teaching-focuseduniversityPKP2017InternationalScholarlyPublishingConference,Montreal,2017August1-4.Thelightningtalkproposesamodelforlibraryconsultationwithaspiringjournalproponents.Themodelevolvesfromcasesthatemergeatoursmall,teaching-focuseduniversitywithrespecttolocaljournalpublishing.Thelibrary'scapacitytoadvisejournalproponentsdevelopsasweseektounderstandandrespondtoeachrequestforadviceorassistancethatcomestothelibrary.Bysynthesizingkeylearningfromeachcaseintoanevolvingmodelforconsultation,weareabletomoreeffectivelyclarifyexpectationsandcapacity,raiseawarenessofunforeseenconsiderations,renderassistance,and/ormakereferralasappropriate.


CONFERENCEPRESENTATION27-April-2018WebArchiving&PublicKnowledgeinourRegion:Collections&Communities,Transformations&RelationshipsVancouverIslandLibraryStaffConference(VILSC),UniversityofVictoria,April2018.Academic Collaborators: MattHuculak,DigitalScholarshipLibrarian,UniversityofVictoriaLibraries;CaronRollins,LawandGovernmentPublicationsLibrarian,UniversityofVictoriaLibrariesOTHERACTIVITYBCDigitalLibraryInitiativeTheBCDigitalLibraryisaphased,multi-yearproject,guidedbyanover-archingvisionofaccesstotheintellectual,historicalandculturalrecordoftheProvinceforthepeopleofBritishColumbia.Theintentistoprovideaccesstomaterialsthatmayenrichtheintellectualandleisurelifeofacitizen,showcasethecontributionsofindividuals,organizationsandgovernment,andcontributetotheeconomicwell-beingoftheprovince.InJuly2016,threeorganizationsofferedtodonatestafftimeinkindtotheBCDLinitiative.ThisteamiscalledtheBCDLAdministrativeteam.SteeringCommitteeoperationsarefacilitatedbytheBCDLAdminTeamMembersare:DanSifton,CoordinatorofLibraryAutomationandTechnicalServicesfromVancouverIslandUniversity.DanisexploringopensourceplatformssuitableforaPDLprototype.DanaMcFarland,eResourcesLibrarianfromVIU,andCarolineDaniels,SystemsLibrarianfromKwantlenPolytechnicUniversityarefocusedoncommunications,communityengagement,andfinancialsustainability.AnitaCocchia,fromBCELN,isprovidingleadershipandadministrativesupportfortheAdminTeam.

OTHERACTIVITY30-November-2017 FifthAnnualCode4LibBC:LibraryTechnologyUnconference,Nanaimo,2017November30&December1Planningteam&sessionconvenerfor:Webarchiving:Coordinatingefforts,sharingbestpractices.Community Collaborators: GeoffreyAllen,VancouverIslandRegionalLibraryOTHERACTIVITY09-May-2018 Library-BasedPublishingInitiative,Vancouver,BCMemberofeventplanningteam. Community Collaborators: LeonoraCrema,UniversityofBritishColumbia;RebeccaDowson,SimonFraserUniversity;DanaMcFarland,VIU;KarenMeijer-Kline,KPU;AliMoore,SimonFraserUniversity;KeshavMukunda,SimonFraserUniversity;StephanieSavage,UniversityofBritishColumbia;KevinStranack,SimonFraserUniversity;ChristineWalde,UniversityofVictoriaOTHERACTIVITY 27-April-2018 VancouverIslandLibraryStaffConference2018Sessionmoderator.


OTHERPUBLICATIONBlogpostshttps://wordpress.viu.ca/dana/-Soyouwanttolaunchajournal?:PKP2017highlights,withnotesfrommylightningtalkplusafewremarksthatdidn'tfitintofourminutes-Zombiesrevisited:Summary&updateto"TheCloudisCalling"panelatBCNET2016.PROFESSIONALSERVICEVIUFacultyAssociationStewardsCommitteeSteward. WORKSHOP 10-January-2018 INKE2018:BeyondOpen:Implementing SocialScholarship,Victoria,BCAttendee&notetakinginHypothes.is:https://hypothes.is/search?q=tag%3A%23INKEVictoria18WORKSHOP 09-May-2018 Library-BasedPublishingInitiativesFeaturedtopicsinclude:1.Librariesasbookpublishers2.Multi-modalpublishinginlibraries.Additionaltopics:accessibility,longtermpreservation,andpublicationagreements.

Scholarship,Research,andCreativeActivityDr.NicoleVaugeoisBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 01-January-2016InnovationIslandBoardMember.InnovationIslandistheregionalvoicefortechnologyentrepreneurshipandsupportsentrepreneurstostartandgrowtechcompaniesbyprovidingthemwithprogramsandresourcestosucceed.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKNationalExtensionTourismDesignTeamCanadianrepresentativeontheNationalExtensionTourismDesignTeam.ThemissionoftheNationalExtensionTourismDesignTeamistoenhancesustainabletourismdevelopmentnationally(intheUSA)byprovidingrelevantresearch,training,resourcesandnetworkingopportunitiesintourismandrecreationmarketing,managementanddevelopmentforExtensionandtourismprofessionals.CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONCreatingConnectionsthroughRuralNetworksPresentationattheCanadianRuralRevitalizationFoundationAnnualConference:DifferentbyDesign heldinNelson,BConSeptember20-23,2018.Howdowelearnfromeachotherforthebettermentofourcommunities?FacilitatedbytheBCRuralNetwork(BCRN)asaforumtosharethechallengesandsuccessesofruralnetworkswithinBCandacrossthecountry,thissessionfocusesontherolegrass-rootsnetworkingorganizationsplayinbetteringthelivesofruralCanadians.CRRFconferenceparticipantsare


invitedtotakepartinadiscussionofkeyquestionslike:Howarethetools,resourcesandexperienceswhichareimportanttoruralcommunitiesidentified,coordinatedanddisseminated?Howarelinkagesbetweencommunities,ruralorganizations,researchersandpolicy-makersbuilt?Howdoruralnetworksoperateeffectivelyandevolvetomeetchangingcommunityneeds?Academic Collaborators: DanielleRobinson,BCRuralNetworkCommunity Collaborators: BCRuralNetworkOTHERACTIVITYTheroleofleisureinintegratedcommunitysustainabilityplanswithinCanadaGuestlecturewithMichelleHarnettintheMastersofCommunityPlanningPrograminOctober2017.PROJECT6thInternationalPolarTourismResearchNetwork(IPTRN)ConferenceandCommunityTour

The6thInternationalPolarTourismResearchNetworkConferenceandCommunitytourtookplacein3locationsinCanada'sYukonterritoryfromJune22-28,2018.Thethemewas"Creativeforcesinthepolarregions:Cultures,economies,innovationandchangeintourism".ItcombinedresearchpresentationswithadiverseitineraryofactivitiesandincludedaudiencessuchasFirstNationsdelegates,governmentstaff,communityandeconomicdevelopmentplanners,culture,heritageandtourismproducersandmanagersandinternationalandlocalartists,educatorsandmembersofthepublic.ThisprojectwassupportedinpartthroughfundingprovidedbytheSocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadathroughaConnectionsGrant.

Academic Collaborators: Co-applicant-LedbyDr.SuzannedelaBarre,RecreationandTourismatVIU;Co-applicantDr.PatrickBrouder(SimonFraserUniversity;Dr.PatMaher,CapeBretonUniversityBOARD/COMMITTEEWORKRuralBCNetworkBoardMember.TheBCRuralNetworkisaregisterednon-profitsocietyintheProvinceofBritishColumbia.TheBCRuralNetworkwasformedin2004toenhancethecapacityofruralBritishColumbiatodevelopresponsestoruralandremotecommunityissues.CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONCouncilforUndergraduateResearchPlannedandorganizedaCouncilofUndergraduateResearchInstituteatVIUJune12-14th,2018titled:TransformingUndergraduateResearchCultureandCurricula.Gaveaplenarypresentationtitled:Exposingpathwaysinundergraduateresearch:IdeasfromacrossCanada.Academic Collaborators: MitchMalachowski,UniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego;JennyShanahan,BridgewaterStateUniversity,Massachusetts;LaureenStyles,VIU;WillGarrett-Petts,ThompsonRiversUniversity


BOARD/COMMITTEEWORKTravelandTourismResearchAssociation-CanadaChapterBoardMemberandAcademicProgramCommitteefortheCanadianChapteroftheTravelandTourismResearchAssociation.ThevisionofTTRAisto"provideleadershipfortheglobalcommunityofpractitioners,educators,andusersoftravelresearch."WORKSHOPContributingtosustainabilitythroughscholarship,research,teachingandcommunityengagement PresentationattheVIUSustainabilityWorkshopheldatVancouverIslandUniversity,NanaimoCampus,February28,2018.BOARD/COMMITTEEWORK 01-January-2016 TravelandTourismResearchAssociation-CanadianChapterTheCanadianChapterofTTRAisdedicatedtoindividualsinterestedinadvancingthequalityandeffectivenessoftourismresearchandmarketing,andfostersthevalueanduseofresearchinthemarketing,planninganddevelopmentoftourisminCanada.GRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISIONExploringtheEconomicSustainabilityofArtisticPracticeCo-supervisorforSkyeSkagfeld,MASustainableLeisureManagement(VIU)whosuccessfullydefendedJune2018.Academic Collaborators: JohnPredyk,VIU;LoriTuma,Michigan

CHAPTEREdmonton'sWinterCityStrategy:EnhancingwinterlivingthroughinnovativeleisurepracticeinanorthernCanadiancityInnovativeLeisurePractices:CasesasConduitsbetweenTheoryandPractice.EditedbyT.Delamere.Vol.3:pp86-103.WorldLeisureCentreofExcellence,VIUPress.Academic Collaborators: ElizabethHalpenny,Universityof AlbertaCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONExposingPathwaystoUndergraduateResearch:AretheyVisibleandAccessibletoAll?PanelpresentationatHighImpactsinUndergraduateResearch:ThompsonRiversResearchSymposiumheldinKamloops,BCFebruary19-21,2018.Institutionsprovidestudentsopportunitiestoengageinundergraduateresearchindifferentways.ThispresentationhighlightedresultsofacriticalassessmentofthepathwaystoundergraduateresearchaspresentedtostudentsatasampleofCanadianUniversitiesviatheirwebsites.CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONGrowthtrajectoryandsupportneedsofthefoodartisaneconomy:InsightsfromruralBCPresentationattheCanadianRuralRevitalizationFoundationAnnualConference:DifferentbyDesignheldinNelson,BConSeptember20-23,2018.AcademicCollaborators:JohnPredyk,RecreationandTourismManagement


GRADUATESTUDENTTHESISSUPERVISIONThatlooksawesome!Howdowegetthere?:ExploringleisuremobilityofmillennialsintheCityofNanaimoSupervisedLanLeDiemTranintheMASustainableLeisureManagementprogramwhosuccessfullydefendedinSeptember2017.Academic Collaborators: Dr.VincentKaufman,SwitzerlandCommunity Collaborators: ElizabethWilliams,CityofNanaimoRESEARCHPROJECTMemberoftheTourismExpertAdvisoryCommitteefortheRegionalWorkforceDevelopmentinRuralBCprojectThisprojectwasledbyDr.TerriMacDonaldatSelkirkCollegeandfundedthroughtheSSHRCPartnership.DevelopmentGrantprogram.TheadvisorycommitteesupportedagraduatestudenttoconductresearchanddeveloptheClustersResearchReport:Tourism.Academic Collaborators: TerriMacDonald,SelkirkCollege;BobFalle,SelkirkCollege;DanielleRobinson,UniversityofGuelphCommunity Collaborators: CarolCurrie;IldiWalkley;WendyVanPuymbroeck;(Advisorycommitteemembers)


LizHammond-KaarremaaOTHERACTIVITY15-June-2017CoastSalishWoollyDogwool-aPresentationattheBurkeMuseum,UniversityofWashingtonInNovember2016IwasawardedaBillHolmesFellowshiptostudyCoastSalishtextilesattheBurkeMuseumattheUniversityofWashington.OneoftheobjectsIexamined,wasablanketcollectedbyJudgeWickershampre-1896fromtheOlympicPenninsula.Theblankethadawarpwhichincludedsinewandthewefthadwoolbutnotfromasheep,norfromamountaingoatbutfromwhatIsuspectedwasCoastSalishWoolydogwool.IsuggestedthefibresbetestedandputthemuseumintouchwiththemicroscopylabatUVic.UVicresearchersconfirmedthepresenceofWoollydogfibres.Asaresult,theBurkeMuseuminvitedmedowntothepublicannouncementtospeakontheblanketandhelpanswerquestions.Thepressreleasecanbefoundhere:http://www.burkemuseum.org/press/rare-woolly-dog-hair-found-coast-salish-blanketAcademic Collaborators: ElaineHumphrey,ProjectManager,UniversityofVictoriaAdvancedMicroscopyFacility;TerranceLoychuck,IndependentResearcher

WritingCentreDr.JohnHillOTHERACTIVITYPeer-reviewedarticle"TheCreaturelyLifeofCarolReed'sCities:EricSantnerandWalterBenjamin."Film-Philosophy,22,1(2018)DiscussesthreefilmsdirectedbyCarolReed:OddManOut(1947),TheThirdMan(1949),andTheManBetween(1953).Allthreedealwithindividualscastaloneintocities,Belfast,Vienna,andBerlinrespectively,thatsharecertaincharacteristicsofdivisionandviolence.Thearticlearguesthattheycanbeunderstoodasexemplifyingthe"creaturely":aconceptionofhumanlifeofWalterBenjamin's,elaboratedonbyEricSantner,thatstressesthewaypeopleliveinahistorycaughtintheprofanespacebetweencreationandrevelation,stumblingamongtheruinsofthepast,subjecttotheunpredictableembraceofthelawanditsexceptions,inastateorientedalwaysandinescapablytowardsdeath.Availableat:https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/film.2018.0065


StudentAffairsStudentAffairsAdministrationMickiMcCartneyBOARD/COMMITTEEWORK30-May-2017UnitedWayCentral&NorthernVancouverIsland:BoardMemberAboutYourUnitedWayUnitedWayCentralandNorthernVancouverIsland(UWCNVI)createsopportunitiesforabetterlifeforeverypersoninyourcommunitybytacklingpressingsocialissues.CONFERENCEPRESENTATION31-May-2017OneSizeDoesNotFitAll:Co-creatingdiverseapproachesTheCentreforExperientialLearningatVancouverIslandUniversityhasundergoneanextensivemulti-facetedapproachtoreviewingandredesigningitsWork-integratedLearningPrograms.Thissessionwillexplorethechallengesandopportunitiestoenhancingexperientiallearningwithininstitutionalconstraintsandshiftingpriorities.ExperientiallearningpractitionersmustconquertheperceptionthatdividesexperientiallearningfromacademicsandcontinuallyexploreswaystoensureWILisanintegralpartofstudentpost-secondaryexperience.Academic Collaborators: LyndaRobinson


VP,AdministrationandFinanceInformationTechnologyAndrewYoungPROJECT 10-April-2018UsingMicroarraystoImproveTransplantationScreening:MeasuringSpecificityofIgGAntibodySubclassesCapstoneProjectforNAITBTechandincollaborationwiththeWestResearchGroupattheUofA.Ourworkfocusedondeterminingifmicroarrays(atypeofbiochip)canbeusedtodifferentiatebetweenthe4subclassesofIgGantibodies.Thegoalwastodetermineifthetechnologycanbeusedtoimprovetheorgandonor/recipientmatchingprocessfortransplantation.Insummary,ourexperimentsdeterminedthatmicroarrayscanbeusedtomeasurethespecificityofIgG1andIgG2.However,wewerenotabletodetectIgG3andIgG4usingthemicroarraysattheWestLab.Microarrayswithhighersensitivityandrefinementtotheexperimentaldesignmayyielddifferentresults.Academic Collaborators: Dr.MelissaDobson,NorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology;Dr.JosephVarughese,NorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology;StephenAshworth,NorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology;Dr.LoriWest,UniversityofAlberta;Dr.BruceMotyka,UniversityofAlberta;JohannesCoomansingh,ProjectTeam;AndrewJamesYoung,ProjectTeam;TemitopeRebeccaOlotu,ProjectTeam


VIUFAassistedleavestakenin2017-2018RickBevisEducationCoachandAthleteDevelopmentintheCaribbeanDuringmysix-monthsabbaticalbeginninginJanuary2019,IwillbetravellingtotheCaribbeanIslandsofSt.Kitts&NevisandtheCaymanIslands.Whilethere,IwillbeanInternationalguestcoachandeducatorvolunteeringwiththeSt.KittsAmateurVolleyballAssociationandtheCaymanIslandsVolleyballFederation.Mymainrolewiththetwoorganizationswillbetoprovideexpertiseandassistancewiththeirathleteandcoachdevelopmentinitiativesandprograms.InCanada,IamrecognizedasaleaderinbothVolleyballdisciplines-indoorandbeach.ThesportofVolleyballinmanyCaribbeannations,whilepopular,isunder-resourced.Therefore,Iameagertoassistinitsdevelopment.TheSKAVAandtheCIVFhadidentifiedseveralspecificprogramsthattheyareinterestedinhavingmeleadandfurtherdevelop.Theseinclude:Developingpublicandprivateschoolbasedindoorvolleyballprograms.Trainingandmentoringcoaches,bothindoorandbeach.Establishingahigh-performancebeachprogramforNational/Internationalcaliberathletes.Developingagrassrootsbeachvolleyballprogramforchildrenandyouth.

HeatherBurke

MARCOMMCreatingStoriesThatMatterIwanttolearn.Iamcuriousabouthowtheworldworks.Iwanttobeacreatorofpositivesocialchange.Thisisthebattlecryofeverystudentembarkingonanyjourneythroughhigherlearning.Undergraduatesmaynothavethewords,buttheyfeeltheimpulsetodomore.Theinitialdesiretocontributeturnstoanimperativeandtheleapintoscholarshipbecomesinevitable.Studentsputthemselvesonapathtoexcellenceandneverlookback.Formeasagraduatestudent,thegrowththatcomesfromthehigher-learningjourneyisdeeplyfelt.ProvidingsomethingofvaluetoothersmotivateseverythingIdoasahumanbeingasanemployeeworkingwithprospectivestudentsatVIU.Educationhelpsmeincurthecurrencyofvalue.Withfurthereducation,IbecomeaconduitforchangeinthethousandsofinteractionsIwillhavethroughoutmylife.Theworkofcommunicationsprofessionalsistopromoteinclusiveandsociallyresponsibledigitalandphysicalspaces.IwanttoprovidesuchspacestothosearoundmeintheVIUcommunityandtoourprospectivestudents.Thesespacesarewherefruitfulrelationshipsandsharedstoriesarecreated.MyworkintheMasterofProfessionalCommunicationsprogramatRoyalRoadsUniversitywillhelpmeunderstandtheworldindifferentways.Itwillhelpmetocreateandsharestoriesthatmatter.


ShannonDamesHealthandHumanServicesBuildingthePost-secondarySideoftheBridge:TheStudenttoNoviceNurseJourneyIamadoctoralcandidateattheUniversityofCalgaryandprofessoratVIU.Thisleavewould(1)providetheopportunitytocompletemydoctoralrequirementsand(2)totakeaction,basedontheimplicationsthathavecomeaboutfrommyresearch.Theseimplicationsarespecificallyfornursingstudents,newgraduatenurses,educators,nurseemployers,andBSNfaculty.Mydoctoralresearchaimstoinformcurriculumandnewgraduatenursetransitionstrategiesthatwillbetterpreparenovicenursesforthehighstimulus/stressworkenvironment,whichiscommonlyknowntoproduceburnoutandhighattritionrates.Myresearchgoalistodiscoverinsightsintostrategiesthatwillenhancethenovicenurse'sabilitytoengageintheprocessofself-actualizationintheirnewrole.Iincorporatepreviouslifeexperiencesasaninfluentialfactorinone’sabilitytoself-actualize.Ourprovincialandlocalstakeholdersareeagertopartnerintaking‘action’thataimstoimprovehowwebridgestudentsmoresuccessfullyintothefield.ThetransitionchallengebeginswiththeirtimeasanundergraduatestudentatVIUandcontinuesastheyentertheworkforceasAnewgraduatenurse.Thisleavewouldenablecompletionofmydoctorate,publicationofmyresearch,andtoevolveandsynchronizeprogrammingeffortswiththerelevantstakeholders.LeadinguptothisleaveIhaveprimarilyusedmyevenings,weekendsandsummerstoaccomplishmyacademicwork.Atthispoint,Ithinkitisimportanttofocusonmystudiestofinalizemydoctorateandtorespondtoimportantnursingpolicychangesthataffectpostsecondaryeducationandpractice.

Myresearcheffortsareasoundinvestmentinourstudents,ourcommunitypartners,andBSNCurriculumeffortsMaureenOkun

SocialSciences

ABroadviewAnthologyofBritishLiteratureEditionofChristinaRossetti’sGoblinMarketandSelectedOtherPoems

BroadviewPresshasinvitedmetoprepareastand-aloneeditionofVictorianpoetChristinaRossetti’sGoblinMarketalongwithselectedotherpoemsbyRossetti.ThiseditionisintendedtobepartoftheexpandingBroadviewAnthologyofBritishLiterature(BABL)Editionsseries,allaimedatanundergraduateuniversityaudience.Theworkwouldinvolvereviewing,revising,andcreatingnewexplanatorynotesandglossestothecurrenttextofRossetti’sworkinBABLVolume5;revisingtheexistingselectionofotherRossettipoems;writinganewgeneralintroductiontoRossettiof1,200-1,500words;writinganintroductiontoGoblinMarketof800-1,500words;andcompilingandannotatingaselectionofcontextualmaterials,withbriefheadnoteswhereappropriate(7,000-12,000wordsintotal).AlanGilchristSocialSciencesWaterbudgetforVancouverIslandWaterisessentialforlifeandhavingaccesstosufficientsuppliesofclean,freshwateriscrucialtothedevelopmentofhumancommunities.Unfortunately,humancivilizationhashistoricallybeenapoorstewardofwatersuppliesandhasoftenallowedtoomuchwatertoberemovedfromtheenvironmentdepletingwaterresources.Makingthissituationworse


isthefactthatEarth’sclimateischangingduetoglobalwarmingdrivenbygreenhousegasemissionsbyhumanactivities.RainfallreplenisheswatersuppliesonEarthandpatternsarechanging,oftenaddingtothestressonwatersuppliesheldinlakesandgroundwateraquifers,whichtypicallysupplyhumanswiththeirwaterneeds.TheproposedresearchwillanalyzeholisticallythewaterresourcesavailableonVancouverIsland.ThisisasignificanttaskanditwillbeapproachedbycompletingwaterbudgetsforkeylocationsaroundtheIsland.Awaterbudgetaccountsfortheinputsandoutputsofwaterfromasupplysuchasagroundwateraquifer,whichtypicallyfluctuatesduetochangesintheseasonalinputofrainfalltorechargethesupplyandoutputbynaturalstreamflowandextractionforhumanconsumption.Budgetswillbedevelopedtohelpunderstandtheregionalchangesthatoccurinthewatersupplyatthistime.Thismethodwillthenbeusedtopredicthowthesupplywilllikelybealteredinthefuturegivenclimatechangeandchangingpatternsofhumanuse.Theresultswillprovideaframeworktohelpmanageourwatersuppliesintothefuture.JohnHillProvost'sOfficeTheShrillingoftheFrogs:aNovel

Thepurposeofthisleaveistoassistmeinfinishingafirstdraftofanovel,TheShrillingoftheFrogs,aprojectthatwillenhancemyeffectivenessasVIU’sWritingCentreCoordinator.WhileIamaconfidentandsuccessfulwriterofscholarshipandjournalism,thisforayintofictionrepresentsasignificantchallengetomeasanauthor;risingtomeetitwillhelpmebetterperformmyWritingCentrerole,whereourmissionistohelpallcampuswriterscontinuetolearnandgrow.Byexpandingmyownhorizonsasawriter,Icanmoreauthenticallymodel,coachandsupportotherstudentstobecomebetterwriters,whetherworkingonacademicassignmentsorinmorecreativemodes.

SincebecomingCoordinatorin2012IhavesoughtopportunitiestochangetheperceptionoftheWritingCentreasaplaceforremedialwritingsupportandtoestablishitfirmlyasaplacewheretheVIUcommunitycanfindintellectualsupportforallourwritingendeavors.Whilewritingisoftenconsideredasolitaryactivity,therearebenefitsinbeingpartofawritingcommunity,andthiscreativewritingprojectisaresultofsuchactivities.Ihavefinishedthreechapters(about30,000words),i.e.aboutathirdoftheproposedmanuscript,andthebulkofthisworkwasdonewhenIwasleadingWritingCentreretreatsandworkshops.Ayear’sleavewouldseethefirstdraftcompleted,aswellasassociatedactivitiesaroundeditingandpreparingthemanuscriptforsubmissiontopublishers.JerryHinbestSocialSciencesStructuralchallengesamongnonprofithumanserviceorganizationsinBritishColumbiaThepastdecadehasnotbeenkindtoCanadiannonprofitorganizations.Intheearly2000s,thefederalgovernmentestablishedtheVoluntarySectorInitiative(VSI)(Brock,2010),whichmadenumerousrecommendationsintendedtoaddressagrowingcrisisinthenonprofitsector(seeHall&Reed,1998;Miller,1998;Alexander,1999;Brooks,2000;Burnley,Matthews&McKenzie,2005;Hinbest,2008).Subsequentgovernmentshavenotfollowedupontheserecommendations,andindeed,appeartohaveincreasedthedemandsthathavebeenchallengingthesector.Inmyongoingworkwithnonprofitorganizationsconductingprogramevaluation,Ifindthattheissuesofaccountability,capacity,complexity,competition,advocacy,andmandatedriftmaintaintheirrelevanceforthoseworkinginthesector.Indeed,myreadingofthesectoristhattheseissuesmayevenbeintensifying.


IntheproposalIpresentmyplantoextendandfollowuponalineofresearchIhavebeenconductingforapproximatelyeighteenyears.Theresearchexaminestheimplicationsfornonprofitandgrassrootsorganizationsoftakingonthetaskofdeliveringandevaluatingprogramsandservicescontractedtothembygovernmentagencies.Myproposalfortheleaveencompassesthreebroadactivities:1)conductingin-depthinterviewsandfocusgroupswithpeopleworkinginnonprofitorganizationsthatdeliverhumanservicesinBritishColumbia,2)writingabouttheresearchandsubmittingforpublicationascholarlyarticleabouttheresearchfindings,and3)filmingsomeoftheinterviewstobeincludedinashortdocumentaryaboutthestateofnonprofitorganizationsinBritishColumbia.AlexNetherton

SocialSciences

CompeteText,ThePoliticalEconomyofCanada,3rdEd

ThisleaveproposalcentresonthecompletionofthethirdeditionofabookentitledThePoliticalEconomyofCanada,tobepublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.ThesignaturequalitiesofthethirdeditionofthePoliticalEconomyofCanadawillbeitscontinuedintellectualpluralism,thatisitsattentiontothepresentationanduseofalternativetheoreticalframeworks,itsanalysisoftheintegrationofCanadianandInternationalPoliticalEconomies,itsfocusontheroleofthestateandnationalquestionandgovernanceovertime,analysesofthestructureoflabourandcapital,anditsfocusinkeyareasofpolicykeytounderstandingthegovernanceoftheeconomy.Thesearenottobefoundinanyotherpublicationinthisfield.Ofkeyimportancearenewchapterson“ReconciliationandDecolonization”aswellas“Energy,Resources,theEnvironmentandClimateChange”.IhaveaskedforafullyearleavebecausethistiesinwithOUP’sproduction

schedule.MuchofmyVIUresearch,teachingandlearningexperiencehasshapedthedesignofthisbook."ElizabethMcLin

SocialSciences

EnvisioningthePost-ColonialClassroomwithLessonsfromDownUnder

EducationhasbeenidentifiedbytheTruthandReconciliationCommissionasoneofthekeyareasripeforchangeinCanada'sjourneytowardreconciliation.Aspartofthateffort,universitiesarecommittingtoindigenizinghighereducationandincludingindigenousepistemologies,methodology,culture,andlanguageinthediscourseandcurricula.ForVancouverIslandUniversity(VIU),thehowandwhatofindigenizationisstillemergingbuttruetransformationcannotbeachievedwithonlyatop-downpush.Thisprojectexploresindigenizationfromtheground-upbylearningdirectlyfromscholarswhoseworkexemplifiestheircommitmenttodecolonizationoftheacademyintheirwritingandintheirclassrooms.Theobjectiveofthisprojectistolearnfromtheexperiencesofothersaboutwhatapost-colonialclasslooksandfeelslikeandtobringthoselessonsbackandincorporatethemintoclassesatVIU.Inkeepingwiththeseobjectives,andasguidedbytheworkofindigenousscholars,indigenousmethodologieswillbeusedincludingnarrativeanalysisandobservationonlocationinCanada,NewZealand,Australia,andtheUnitedStatesasalearningprocess.Theresultspromisetobearesourceforotherfacultyandadministratorswhoaregrapplingwithindigenizationandtryingtoenvisiontheirownclassroomsasdecolonizedspacesforlearning.


NancyPage

ArtsandHumanities

FromTexttoContext;TeachingStrategiesForTheFrontLinesPost-secondaryinstitutionshireindustry-experiencedfacultyinmyfield.Many,likeme,comeintotherolewithlimitedteachingexperience.Learningtoteachoftenhappensintheclassroomrelyingonself-reflectionandregularpractice.Iamasupporterandpractitionerofexperientiallearning,butlearningtoteachisn'tasolitary,internalexperience.KnowingnowwhatIunderstandaboutdesigningoptimalstudentlearningexperiences,Iammorecognizantabouthowmypracticecouldhavebeenenhancedanddevelopmentallyaccelerated,andIseehowaccesstorichlydevelopedresourcesforconceptualandappliedteachingwouldhaveassistedmegreatly.

Thisresearchprojectwillcapturemysuccessfulexperienceswithkeypedagogicalmethodsbypracticallyapplyingthemthroughcourseplans,strategies,andactivitieswithanaimtohelpfacilitatedeeperstudentlearningandunderstandingofcontent.Thedesign,format,anddeliveryofthecontentwillbeamajorcomponentoftheideaspresentedwithanaimtocreateapackagethatappliesaccessibledesignprinciplestocreateaneasy-to-useteachingresource.Ienvisionthisscholarlypublicationassistingneweducators,mycolleaguesandfuturehires.MyteachinganddesignexperiencewillbesupportedbythepedagogicalexpertiseofLieselKnaack,DirectoroftheCentreforInnovationandLearningatVIUwhowillalsobringcontentandformtothisprojectbyco-authoring.

CherylWarsh

ArtsandHumanities

Frankie:TheLifeofFrancesOldhamKelsey,1914-2015

ThepurposeofthisassistedleaveistowritethebiographyofDr.FrancesOldhamKelsey,MD,PhD,OC,LLD.Dr.Kelseywasapioneeringwomanscientistinthenascentfieldofpharmacology.Intheearly1960s,shebecameworldfamousforherworkattheFDA,wheresheandherteampreventedthesedativeThalidomidefromenteringtheAmericanmarket.TheThalidomidetragedywasawatershedinthehistoryofpharmaceuticalregulation,andacatalystfortheconsumerhealthmovement.

Dr.Kelsey,afederalgovernmentemployeeforfortyyears,generatedpaperworkinexcessof150archivalboxes,depositedintheLibraryofCongress.Shealsosavedmostofherpersonaldocumentsandmemorabiliafromearlychildhoodonwards,whicharealsonowattheLibraryofCongress.Ihavetakenthreetripsoverthelastfewyearsexaminingandscanningthesedocuments,andrebuildingthecollection,viaDropbox,atVIU,andreceivedcopiesofpersonaldocumentsfromfamilymembers.

Thesedocuments,alongwithpersonalinterviewswithDr.Kelsey,herdaughters,andotherfamilymembers,formthebasisofmybiography.Therearefewbookswrittenonwomeninscience,andevenlessonCanadianwomen.IplantoplaceDr.Kelseywithinthecontextoftheexperiencesofwomeninthisnon-traditionaloccupationinthe20thcentury.IalsowillbeexaminingthevariouspersonaeofthisFDAscientistwhobecamethefaceofthisagencyinaperiodofintensedistrustofgovernment,scientificandcorporateinterest


FacultyResearchGrants2017-2018AsperMediaStudiesEndowmentCherylWarsh History$5,320Co-Investigator:KatherineRollwagenChildhood,AdvertisingandthePerceptionofRiskin20thCenturyCanadaThisresearchexaminesthehistoricalrelationshipbetweenadvertisingandmarketingof‘risky’productsandtheCanadianstate’seffortstoregulatetheseproducts,andtheirpromotion,inthenameofchildrenandchildhood.Itwillanalysethepromotionoftoys,tobacco,andalcoholinvariousmediaoverthecourseofthe20thcentury,inordertounderstandtheeffectsthatpromotionaldiscourses–includingadvertisements,directmarketing,andimagesofproductsinfilmsandontelevision–havehadonadultperceptionofrisk.Italsowillexplorehowthesediscoursesshapepoliticalandregulatoryresponsesthatattempttoprotectapopulationperceivedasvulnerabletoriskyorpotentiallyharmfulproducts.Thishistoricalrelationshipcontinuestoberelevanttoday,aspromotionaldiscoursesreachlargeyoungaudiencesunregulatedviacontent-streamingsitesandsocialmediaplatformsontheinternet.

DebraPentecostMediaStudies$5,350OralHistoryandDigitalStorytellingCentreIamalsoseekingfundstocreatethefirstIMacworkstation,alongwitharequestforonezoomportableaudiorecorder,andSDcardsforstorage.Theworkstationwillallowforaudioandvideoeditingtobedone,andcanbeaddedontogoingforward.COHDSdeveloped“StoriesMatter”software(freetouse)thatcanbeutilizedonceinterviewstakeplace.


KathleenReedAssessmentandDataLibrarian$1,951.60DocumentingNanaimo'sLGBTQ2+HistoryVancouverIslandUniversity’sPositiveSpaceAlliance(PSA),inpartnershipwiththeNanaimoPrideSociety(NPS),isorganizingaprojecttoresearch,document,andcelebrateNanaimo’slesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,queer,andtwo-spirit(LGBTQ2+)historythrough10-15videointerviewswithalready-identifiedprominentmembersofthelocalcommunityfrombothonandoff-campus.Manyoftheseindividualsareelderly,andthereisasenseofurgencytocapturetheirexperiencesandknowledgebeforetheypassaway.MuchoftheworkaroundLGBTQ2+historytendstofocusontheexperiencesofthoseinlargeurbancentres,andthisprojectgivesinsightintotheestablishmentandevolutionofaqueercommunityinasmallercentre.BycombiningtheinterviewfootagewithdigitizedarchivalmaterialsfromtheNPSarchive,wewillthenproduceashortdocumentaryfilm.AWork-Oppositioniskeytoconductingtheinterviewsandmakingthedocumentary,andformsthemain“ask”ofthisproposal.Ifthisapplicationissuccessful,thestartdateoftheprojectwillbewithinthreeweeksofhearingtheoutcome.FirststepswillbecompletingtheResearchEthicsBoardapplication.Filmingandeditingwilltakeplaceoverthefallandspring17/18terms,withprojectwrap-upscheduledforApril2018.

ResearchFund

ErikKrogh

Chemistry

$5,260Co-Investigators:ChristineTong;ChrisGill

CharacterizingtheInteractionsbetweenTraceContaminantsandMarineMicro-plasticsinComplexEnvironmentalandBio-analyticalSamplesUsingIn-situMassSpectrometry Thisprojectwilldevelopamethodtocontinuouslymeasuretheconcentrationoftracecontaminantsincomplexenvironmentalsamplestocharacterizetheinteractionsbetweenpollutantsandmarinemicro-plasticsofemergingconcern.Thisresearchisaimedtoprovidenewandimprovedmethodstodirectlymeasuretheratesandextentofadsorption/desorptionphenomena.


CherylWarshHistory$7360Co-Investigator:KatharineRollwagenChildren’sTelevisionintheLongPost-warDecade(1950-63)AhistoryofCanadianchildren’smediainthe1950s,beginningwithtelevisionprogramming(includingadvertising)andfilms.Ourresearchquestionsincludehowideologies,aswellasproducts,weresoldtoCanadianchildrenonthesmallscreen.Whatmessagesdidtelevisionprogramsconveytoyoungaudiences?WerethoseideologiesconsistentwithAmericanprogramming,orweretheredistinctiveaspectsofCanadianculturepresentinCanadianchildren’sprogramming?JackieOncescuRecreationandTourism Management$4,756Poverty,MothersandLeisureExperienceFacilitationTheissuesattachedtopovertyareproblematicformothersbecausetheystruggletoaccessessentialresourcesneededtosupporthealthychildhooddevelopment—includingleisureandrecreationactivities.Mothershavebeenidentifiedasthemainfacilitatoroftheirfamilyandchildren’sleisureopportunities,butpovertycancomplicatethisrole.Thepurposeofthisstudyistobetterunderstandtheleisurefacilitationrolesofmotherslivinginpoverty.

HannahWilson Geography$4,815GarryOakEcosystemMappingProjectInpartnershipwiththeMountArrowsmithBiosphereRegionResearchInstitute,thisprojectaimstogainabetterunderstandingofthelocationandextentofvulnerableGarryOakecosystemswithintheUNESCOdesignatedbiosphereregion.BuildingontheBCMinistryofEnvironment’sSensitiveEcosystemInventories,thisprojectwilldevelopalistofpotentialGarryOakecosystemsiteswithinthebiosphereregion,ground-truththesesitesandmaptheirextent,aswellasdevelopafinalreportthatsuggestswaystoprotectthosethatareatriskofbecomingevenmorevulnerable.


TimStokes EarthScience$4,000MonitoringoftheStrambergKarstSpring:AndInvestigationofitsAssociatedKarstAquiferandCatchment,QuadraIsland,BCThisresearchprojectisfocusedontheinstallationofapermanentwatermonitoringsiteattheStrambergSpringonQuadraIsland.Thisspringisimportantasitisusedadomesticwatersource,anditalsoprovidesanopportunitytobetterunderstandkarstaquifersandcatchmentsintheregion. StephenDavies History$5,000TheCanadianLettersandImagesProjectTranscriptionUpgrading TheCanadianLettersandImagesProject(www.canadianletters.ca)isanonlinearchiveoftheCanadianwarexperiencefromallperiodsofCanada’spast.Beguninthesummerof2000,itisthelargestonlinearchiveofprimarymaterialsinCanadarelatingtoCanada’swarexperience.Throughthedigitizationofcontemporaryletters,diaries,photographs,andotherrelatedmaterials,itpermitsCanadianstotelltheirstory,andCanada’sstory,intheirownwordsandimages.

JoslynnAffleck Biology$3,200Toxicity,EliminationTimeandGeneExpressionChangesinDrosophilaMelanogasterLarvaeExposedtoTriclosan Drosophilalarvawillbeexposedtotriclosanandthetoxicityaswellastheeliminationoftriclosanovertimemonitored.Inaddition,thegeneexpressionofenzymesusedtobreakdowntriclosanwillbeanalyzed.Thismodelcouldbeusedtotestcurrentandfuturepotentialaquatictoxins. JamieGorrell Biology$5000GeneticCharacterizationoftheIllusiveVancouverIslandWolverineThisprojectaimstocharacterizethegeneticsofVancouverIslandwolverinesandcomparethemtowolverinesfrommainlandBritishColumbiatofinallyresolvetheirsubspecificstatus.DifferentiatingifVancouverIslandwolverinesareauniquesubspeciesorarethesamespeciesasthemainlandwillhaveimportantconservationandpolicyramificationsonthisthreatenedcarnivore.


SpencerRussell FisheriesandAquaculture$8,660InnateImmuneMechanismsofInfectiousDiseaseResistanceinWhiteSturgeon Thestudiesoutlinedinthisprojectaredesignedtobetterunderstandmechanismsofinfectiousdiseaseresistanceinsturgeonandhowsusceptibilitytocommonbacterialdiseasesdiffersbetweenfishspecies.Thisworkwillincreasethefundamentalknowledgeintomechanismsofdiseaseresistancefish,withalong-termgoalofdevelopingnovelgeneticmarkersforuseinenhancementandaquacultureproductionsystems.SpencerRussell FisheriesandAquaculture$5,000MolecularCharacterizationofTenacibaculumBacteriaCollectedfromFarmedAtlanticsalmoninVancouverIslandWaters ThisprojectaimstousegenetictechniquestocharacterizeanddetectTenacibaculumbacteriaisolatedfromAtlanticsalmon.WeproposetoinvestigatethemolecularstructureofvariousTenacibaculumstrainsusingvariousmoleculartechniquestoprovidegovernmentandprivateindustrywiththetoolsandknowledgetooptimallyidentifyregionallyspecificstrainsofTenacibaculumandultimatelyaidinthemanagementofculturedfishstocksinBC.

JeannetteSchmid SocialWork$3,850Co-Investigators:ShaneYoung,SessionalInstructorinSocialWork,TrentUniversity/Ryerson;Dr.MarinaMorgenshtern,ProfessorofSocialWork,TrentUniversityContextualizedSocialWorkEducation Contextualizedsocialworkpractice(integratingindigenous,decolonizationanddecenteredperspectives)isacurrentimperative.Scholarlyworkregardingcontextualizedpracticeisemerging.However,littlehasbeenwrittenaboutcontextualizedsocialworkcurriculumandpedagogy.ThisstudyexaminescontextualizedcontentandmethodologyinSouthAfricaandCanada,twocountriesthathaveanexplicitagendaregardinglocalresponsiveness.


PamelaShawMABRRI$4,960Co-Investigator:GrahamSakakiBathymetricMappingandShorelineInterpretationofCameronLake MABRRIwouldliketoworkincollaborationwiththePacificBiologicalStationtocompletethefollowingobjectives:[1]collectdataandproduceanup-to-datebathymetricmapofCameronLake;[2]acquireaerialphotos,historicaltopresentday,anddigitizethechangesinshorelineofCameronLakeovertime;and[3]meetwithDr.MaxBothwellofthePacificBiologicalStationtodiscusscurrentandfutureresearchopportunitiesthatMABRRIand/orVIUstudentscanbeinvolvedin.

Louise Stern SocialWork$4,141

CreatingSanctuary:ExploringCommunityasMethodinSchoolsThiscollaborativeresearchprojectfocusesonhowtheimplementationofthetherapeuticcommunitymodel(TC)canhelptosupportteacherscreatesafe,supportiveandeffectivelearningenvironmentsintheirclassroomsandtheschool.DatawillthenbegatheredthatexplorestheimpactsandeffectivenessthatTChashadonteacherpractices,studentbehaviours,andtheoverallchangeintheclassroomandschoolenvironment.FindingswillbeusedtohelpintroducetheTCmodelintootherschoolsinSD68.

Jean-GuyRobichaudHospitality$2,454CrossCulturalHigherEducationPartnershipsbetweentheNorthandSouthThisresearchwillfocusoncross-culturalhighereducationpartnershipsinhospitalityandtourismprograms,centeringonfacilitationofvoiceincapacitybuildingprojectsindevelopingeconomies.ThesepartnershipsarecommonlyreferredtoasNorth-Southpartnerships.ThepurposeofthisresearchistoexploretheperceptionsofuniversityprofessorsandadministratorsabouttheirrolesinpastNorth-South,andexistingNorth-South-Southpartnerships,includingtheircontrolovervoiceandthelanguageofthediscourseinpartnerships.


TerriDoughty

English$2,238ExploringCulturalIdeasofIdentityinSwedishPicturebooksforChildrenThisprojectcompareshowCicelyMaryBarker(England)andElsaBeskow(Sweden)representchildhoodandgenderusingimagesofnatureandfairiesinthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,identifyingthegreaterprogressivenessoftheSwedishillustratorofchildren'spicturebooks.RegionalInitiativesFund(RIF)MarkHolland

CommunityPlanning$5,000Co-Investigator:MikoBetanzoDenmanVillageCommunityDesignCharetteandVillageEnhancementPlan TheIslandsTrust(DenmanIsland)isproposingtoworkwiththeMastersofCommunityPlanningProgram2ndyearstudentstohostacommunitydesigncharrettefortheVillageonDenmanIsland("downtownDenman").ThepurposeoftheprojectistocreateaDowntownVillageEnhancementPlanthatwillincludeextensivelocalprofessional,electedofficial,andcommunityinvolvementatkeypointsinthecharretteprocess,thedevelopmentofanactionplm1forcreatingpositiveandsupportedchangesinthecommunity,andtheemploymentoftwo

graduatestudentspost-chmTettetocontinuetheproject,specificallytoassistwithinformationdisseminationacrossDenmanIslandandtheIslandsTrustBrief.RobFergusonRecreationandTourism$20,000DevelopingavisitorprofileandexploringresidentperceptionsoftourismdevelopmentforBellaBella,B.C. ThisprojectisaimedatstrengtheningtherelationshipbetweenVIUandCoastalFirstNations,addressingcommunityidentifiedresearchneedsandprovidingarichappliedlearningopportunityforAboriginallearnerswithintheirhomecommunityofBellaBella,B.C.Specifically,fourundergraduatestudentscurrentlyenrolledwithinDepartmentofRecreationandTourismManagementprogramsatVIUwillworkundertheclosesupervisionofProf.RobFergusonandCommunityResearchCoordinator,Mr.FrankBrowninaprogramofworkinvolvingextensivereviewofcommunitybasedtourismplanningbestpractice,consultationwithcommunitymembersandcompletionofavisitorsurveyallofwhichwillinformthedevelopmentofa3yearTourismActionPlanforthecommunityofBellaBellaandtheHeiltsukFirstNation.


PamShawGeography$17,740LinleyValleyParkPlan,TrailAssessment,andPublicEngagementStrategyThepurposeofthisprojectistohaveVIUstudents,fromavarietyofdisciplines,workcloselywiththeCityofNanaimoparksstafffromMay2017throughSeptember2017tocompletetwoprojectsthatwillinformthecreationofaParkPlan.ThetwoprojectswillrunsimultaneouslythroughthefivemonthsoftheprojectstartinginMay.First,studentswillworkwiththeCity'sParksandOpenSpacePlanner(RobLawrance)todesignandimplementapublicengagementprocess.Theintentofthisportionoftheprojectistocollectinputonexistingusesandtoidentifyopportunitiestoimproverecreationaluse,accessandwayfindingwhilerespectingtheenvironmentallysensitiveareasofthepark.Studentswillresearchanddesignengagementstrategies,facilitatecommunityengagementevents,andworkwithotherstakeholdergroupstohosteventsthroughouttheproject.ThesecondpartoftheprojectwillinvolvestudentscompletingaLinleyValleytrailsassessment.Acurrenttrailuseassessmentwillbeconductedbyinstallingtrail"BeamBreak"counters,whichrecordthenumberofpeopleusingtheexistingtrails.StudentswillworkwiththeTrailsSupervisorandParkPlannertoidentifythelocationsforthecountersandwillbepartofdownloadingandinterprettheresults.Thisdatawillbeassessedtodeterminethecurrentuseoftheexistingtrailnetworkandmakerecommendationsforcreatingacompleteparktrailnetwork.WorkingwiththeCityParksandGISstaff,afinalreportandmapwillbecompletedthatidentifiesthetrailnetworkandprovidesrecommendationsbasedonthepublicengagementprocessforthesitingofway

findingandinterpretativesignage,parkbenchesandotherimprovements.StudentswillthenbeaskedtoattendaParks,RecreationandWellnessCommitteemeetingtopresenttheirworkandfinalreportforthecommittee. JeromeLesemannEarthSciences$20,000Surface-subsurfaceAquiferMappingandHydroclimaticCharacterizationforImprovedGroundwaterManagementandPolicyintheNanaimoLowlands,VancouverIsland,BritishColumbiaTheoverarchinggoalofthisproposalistoestablishamethodologicalframeworkfocusedonunderstandingaquiferrechargetosupportlong-termgroundwatermonitoringandtoinformpolicydevelopment.JohnPredykRecreationandTourism$20,040EvaluationoftheEconomuseebusinessmodel'sprovincial/regionaleconomicimpactsandimprovementinclientsatisfaction ToevaluatetheeconomicimpactoftheadoptionoftheEconomuseeModelatnineArtisansthroughoutBC,themajoritywithintheVancouverIslandRegion.TheprojectisbeingconductedinpartnershipwiththeEconomicDevelopmentAssociationofBC(SDE)andwiththecooperationoftheartisanbusinesses.Theprojectprovidesmeaningfulemploymentforonegraduatestudentinallstagesof


researchplusanundergraduatestudentinthefieldworkandanalysis.ThisprojectwillenabletheexpansionoftheemergingartisaneconomythroughouttheVIregionandBC.LeslieSundbyNursing$20,000Co-Investigators:GrahamSakaki;MonicaShoreSnaw-Naw-AsGardernofSpiritualHealingThetwoobjectivesofthisprojectaretoconstructaGardenofSpiritualHealingforSnaw-Naw-AsFirstNationandtodelivereducationalandoutreachprogramsandeventsduringthegarden'sconstructiontobuildcapacitywithintheSnaw-Naw-Ascommunity.TheprojectbuildsontheworkthatGrahamSakakicompletedashisMajorProjectforhisMasterofCommunityPlanningwithintheSocialSciencesDepartmentatVancouverIslandUniversity.

Daniel Baker

FisheriesandAquaculture

$20,000CommunityPartner:NaturalSciencesandEngineeringResearchCouncil(NSERC)ThermalPlasticityinLarvalStagesofWestCoastSalmonidsandSturgeon TheobjectiveistodescribetheresponsesofearlylifestagefishspeciesrelevanttoBritishColumbiansandFirstNationsgroupsinBritishColumbiatoelevatedtemperature,suchasthatwhichmaybeexperiencedinthenearfuturewithcurrentclimatechangetrends.

MikoBetanzo

CommunityPlanning

$15,000CommunityPartner:DistrictofUcluelet

DistrictofUcluelet:OfficialCommunityPlan RevisionProject AcollaborationbetweentheMABRRI,theMasterofCommunityPlanningstudentsatVIU,andtheDistrictofUcluelet.ThepartnersinwilldevelopanupdatedOfficialCommunityPlanthatbuildsupontheVisionandGuidingPrinciplessetoutintheDistrictofUcluelet'sformerofficialcommunityplan.


MatthewBowesGeography$10,678Co-Investigators:TworesearchassistantsfromCowichanBio-DieselCoopCommunityPartner:CowichanBio-DieselCoopBarriersandBenefitstoBio-DieselUseinCommercial,Industrial,andGovernmentVehicleFleetsintheRegionalDistrictofNanaimo Theoverarchinggoalistouncoverthebarriersandbenefitstousingbio-dieselwithcommercial,industrialandgovernmentvehiclefleetsintheRDNinordertotargetpotentialGHGreductionsintheRDN;promotealocal,greeneconomy;andincreaseawarenessandviabilityofbio-dieselasanalternativetofossilfuelswithcommercial,industrialandgovernmentvehiclefleetsintheRDN.

ErikKroghChemistry$20,000Co-Investigator:ChrisGillCommunityPartners:RegionalDistrictofNanaimo;ComoxValleyRegionalDistrict;Alberni-ClayoquotRegionalDistrict;CityofNanaimoRegionalAirQualityMappingPilotProjectThisprojectisaimedatworkingwithlocalandregionalgovernmentagenciestoimproveourunderstandingofhowairqualityvariesovertimeandspaceoncentralVancouverIsland.


JohnMorganResourceManagementand Protection$11,425CommunityPartners:NaturesTrustFunding;WorldWildlifeFundForageFishHabitatIdentificationandRestorationProject TheoverarchingpurposeoftheForageFishHabitatIdentification&RestorationProjectistoreducetheexistingdatagapregardingforagefishspawninghabitatinBritishColumbia(BC).PamShawCommunityPlanning$20,000CommunityPartner:CityofParksvilleTheCityofParksville'sOpenSpaceandTrailsMasterPlan Theprimaryobjectivesinclude:EngagingwithlocalFirstNationstodiscussParksville'sopenspacesandtrails,withafocusoncreatingtangiblerecognitionofthehistoryofthelandscape;developinganddeliveringapublicoutreachandengagementstrategy;completingbackgroundresearchandcreateaninteractiveparkswebpagewithmaterialsthatinformtheprocessandproject;andcompletingthe2017ParksvilleOpenSpaceandTrailsMasterPlan.

SpencerRussellFisheriesandAquaculture$11,000Co-Investigator:MarineHarvestCommunityPartner:MarineHarvestCanadaIsolation,identificationandflorfenicolsensitivityofTenacibaculumbacteriafromfarmedAtlanticsalmoninVancouverIslandwaters(RIF) ThisprojectaimsatmappingthepresenceofTenacibaculumspeciesonVancouverIslandandassessingTenacibaculuminduceddiseaseoccurringwithinourregion.Thecharacterizationofantibioticsusceptibilityofisolatedstrainswillservetoinformtheuseofantibiotics,reducingenvironmentalimpactandimprovinganimalwelfarebyminimizingimpactofdisease.Thisworkwillshedlightintowaystocombatdiseasepotentiallyleadingtotheidentificationofnovelenvironmentallyfriendlytherapiessuchasvaccines.


CommunityEngagementAcceleratorGrantImogeneLimAnthropology$2,500AsianCanadiansonVancouverIsland:EngagingEducators,EngagingStudentsBC'snewK-12curriculum,includesthestudyofearlypioneersandimmigration-specificallynon-Europeans.ThisprojectseekstoadvanceVIU'sownsupportofK-12BCcurriculumchanges;aswell,projectoutcomeswillprovidethebackgroundforfieldtripsenvisionedforajointEnglish-Anthropologyfieldschool-exposingstudentstoliteraturerelatedtotheimmigrantexperience,whilealsopresentingthehistoricalandpoliticalbackgroundthatcreatedpoliciesaffectingimmigration.DanielleAlphonseEarlyChildhood$5,000Co-Investigator:RachelMollEducationforSustainableDevelopmentandIndigenousEducation:ACommunityEngagementEventTheaimsoftheprojectaretoengageeducationforsustainabledevelopmenttoimprovethequalityofeducationforIndigenousyouth.Communitybasedactionresearchprojectswillbedesignedincollaborationwithlocalindigenouscommunities.

RachelMollEducation$2,500Co-Investigators:MichaelHammond-Todd,UniversityofVictoria;CarlButterworth,DeepBayMarineFieldStation;AmieArmet,DeepBayMarineFieldStation ThedesignanduseofmobilelearningappsinmarinescienceeducationbyelementaryandsecondarystudentsatVIU'sDeepBayMarineResearchFieldStation.ThegoalofthismobilelearninginitiativeistodevelopamobilelearningtoolthatcanbeintegratedintoeducationalprogramsatDeepBayMarineFieldStation.


LaureenStylesNursing$5,000Co-Investigators:MartiHarder;PieraJungWhatMatters:ViewsofOlderAdultsLivinginCentralVancouverIslandTheresearchisintendedtofocusonsocialwell-beingthroughknowledgemobilizationof‘whatmatters’toolderadultslivingindependentlyinthecommunity,andfosterdialogueaboutthistopic.ThiscontributestodeepeningunderstandingoftheagingpopulationinCentralVancouverIsland.Research,ScholarlyActivity,andCurriculumDevelopment(RSACD)MichelleDaoust$200CurriculumDevelopment:MindfulnessBasedRelapsePreventionProgramGillianAndersonResistingNeo-liberalism:StoriesofFeministStruggle,ResistanceandSuccess-1Releasesection

TimStokes$1000DyeTracingofaKarstDepressionintheHorneLakeAreaandKarstSpringSystemsofQuadraIsland,VancouverIslandJenniferKusz$400Presentpaper,“FromObscenitytoChildPornography:AnAnalysisofCanadianCourtCases”totheWesternSocietyofCriminologyConference,February2018VIUFAProfessional&ScholarlyDevelopmentLindsayMcCunnandDonAlexander$475MarinaLaSalle$1400WarrenHeiti$200JenniferDawsonandTimStokes$800


EikoEbyandGillianAnderson$1300CarolynSwanson$200

TravelandConferenceProceedingsFunding

HeatherPastro$375NationalArtEducationAnnualConventionEikoEby$525SHAPEAMERICANationalConventionCherylWarsh$525Arts,Humanities,SocialScience,andEducationConferenceAllanAikman$600ProfessionalBakeFieldSchoolPrograms

JacquelineWebster$300DecodeLiteracySolutionsSashaKoerbler$600EastmanSchoolofMusicLaurenMayes$525AmericanSocietyofCriminologyConferenceRaymondPenner$600IsaacNewtonInstituteAmieWolf$300TakingCirclesPatriciaAdam$300ProfessionalStandardsTrainingRickBevis$525PerformancePsychologyConference


AnastasiaAntoniadis$525HairdressingConferenceGinaEaston$525HairdressingConferenceLaureenStyles$375InternationalNursingConferenceAhmedHoque$600DhakaEconomicsConferenceImogeneLim$525ChineseFoodEverywhere

LevIdels$525ApplicationsofNonLinearModelstoNanoBiotechnologicalModelsLouisMattar$525CanadianSocietyforExercisePsychologyAlbertSeinen$525


Externalawards2017-2018ChemistryChrisGillAgilentTechnologies$50,000CondensedPhaseMembraneIntroductionMassSpectrometry(CP-MIMS)CoupledwithAgilent's7010MS/MSUsingUltra-HighEfficiencyDirectLiquidElectronIonization(EI)ChrisGillNSERC$25,000DevelopmentofanInexpensivePaperSprayMassSpectrometryScreeningAssayforFentanylandotherOpioidAnalogsErikKroghMitacs$10,000ResearchAssistant-EnvironmentalChemistryCoastalHydrologyandClimateChangeResearchLab

BillFloyd

BCForests,Lands&NaturalResourceOperations$44,000RussellCreekExperimentalWatershed,HonnaRiverWatershedandweatherstationmaintenance

CowichanCampusAdministrationWarrenWeirCo-Investigators:MarleneRice,VIU;CatherineKwantes,UniversityofWindsor

SSHRCIndigenousWorkways:CulturalSafety,CulturesofTrustandPsychologicallySafeWorkplaces

EnvironmentalPsychologyResearchLab

LindsayMcCunn

IslandHealth$2,500ImpactsofCircadianLightingonHospitalEmployeesFisheriesandAquacultureDanBakerNSERC$115,000TemperaturetoleranceanddevelopmentalphenotypicplasticityinearlylifestagefishTimGreenCRC$500,000


BritishColumbiaKnowledgeDevelopmentFund$299,861CFI$299,956Exploitingtheoyster’sacquiredresistancetodiseaseandenvironmentalstress:non-geneticimprovementofCanadianshellfishstocksSpencerRussellCo-Investigators:Dr.DianeMorrison,MarineHarvestCanada;Dr.MykKamaitis,MarineHarvestCanada;BradBoyce,MarineHarvestCanadaMarineHarvestCanada$11,000Isolation,identificationandflorfenicolsensitivityofTenacibaculumbacteriafromfarmedAtlanticsalmoninVancouverIslandwatersSpencerRussellCo-Investigator:TimGreen,VIU

MinistryofAdvancedEducation,Skills&Training$215,000DevelopingAquaticAnimalHealthSolutionstoImprovetheSustainabilityofBC'sFisheriesandAquacultureIndustries-CentreforInnovationinFishHealth

BillFloydCo-Investigators:Dr.MonicaEmelko,UniversityofWaterloo;Silins,UniversityofAlberta;Johnson,UniversityofBritishColumbia;Devito,UniversityofAlberta;Buttle,TrentUniversity;Jamieson,DalhousieUniversity;Stone,UniversityofWaterloo;Brouwer,UniversityofWaterlooStrategicPartnershipGrantforNetworks$109,995ForWater:NSERCNetworkforForestedDrinkingWaterSourceProtectionTechnologies.


GeographyBillFloydEnvironmentandClimateChangeCanada$130,000TheCoastalHighElevationWeatherStationNetwork:ImprovingAccesstoHighQualityReal-timeandHistoricWeatherStationDataonBC'sCoastBillFloyd TulaFoundation$180,000ScientificdirectionandtechnicalsupportfortheWatershedsProgramattheHakaiInstituteHistoryCherylWarshRoyalSocietyofCanadaRoyalSocietyofCanadaFellowshipNomination CherylWarshRoyalSocietyofCanadaCo-Investigators:KatharineRollwagen,VIU;CathrynSpence,VIU;LaurieMeijer-Drees,VIUGender&HistoryJournalEditorshipoftheGender&HistoryJournal(2018-23)

MABRRIGrahamSakakiCo-Investigators:Dr.PamShaw,VIUTimberWest$2,000Snaw-Naw-AsGardenofSpiritualHealingTimberWestPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUTimberWestForestProducts$2,000Snaw-Naw-AsGardenofSpiritualHealingPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIU;JohnMorgan,VIUCityofNanaimo$17,740LinleyValleyParkPlanning,TrailAssessmentandPublicEngagementStrategy


PamShaw

Co-Investigators:MonicaShoreRegionalDistrictofNanaimo$3,000AnAmazingPlacesPassportProgramforTourismandEconomicDevelopmentintheMountArrowsmithBiosphereRegionPamShaw

Mitacs$10,000MABRAquaticsProjectsCoordinator-HaleyTomlinPamShaw

Mitacs$10,000MABRTerrestrialProjectsCoordinator-LarissaThelinPamShaw

Co-Investigators:JohnMorgan,VIU;GrahamSakaki,VIUTheNatureTrustofBritishColumbia$6,425ForageFishHabitatRestorationProject-NatureTrustPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIU

RealEstateFoundationofBritishColumbia$42,300WetlandMappingandMonitoringintheRegionalDistrictofNanaimo(REFBC)PamShawCo-Investigators:MarkHolland,VIUIslandsTrust$3,417.76DenmanIslandDesignCharrettePamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUDistrictofUcluelet$14,285.50DistrictofUclueletOfficialCommunityPlanPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUAlberni-ClayoquotRegionalDistrict$5,000WestCoastMultiplexSurveyPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIU


Min.Forest,Lands&NaturalResourcesOperations$4,500CoastalForestPlantPhenologyResearchandMonitoringPilotProjectPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUMinistryofForest,Lands&NaturalResourcesOperations$4,500CoastalForestPlantPhenologyResearchandMonitoringPilotProjectPamShawCo-Investigators:John,Morgan,VIU;GrahamSakaki,VIUWorldWildlifeFundCanada$5,000ForageFishHabitatRestorationProject-WWF(PhaseI)PamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUCityofParksville$50,000CityofParksville2018Parks,TrailsandOpenSpacesMasterPlan-CoP

PamShawCo-Investigators:SarahDudas,VIU;GrahamSakaki,VIU;AshleyVanAcken,VIUEnvironmentCanada$73,570BullkelpmonitoringandenhancementplotprojectPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUTheSaintJohn'sLegacyFoundation$11,893MountArrowsmithBiosphereRegionYouthProgram-SJLFPamShaw Co-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUDistrictofTofino$10,0002019DistrictofTofinoOfficialCommunityPlanPamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUECOCanada$15,000ECOCanadaEmployerApplication-Kayla


PamShawCo-Investigators:GrahamSakaki,VIUECOCanada$15,000ECOCanadaEmployerApplication-ArielNursingLaureenStylesCo-Investigators:SandyAlexander,VIU;MargeHuntley,VIU;ColleenPrice,VIU;FayeShedletzky,VIU;Dr.TimStockwell,UniversityofVictoriaanddirectoroftheCanadianInstituteforSubstanceUseResearchHealthCanada$20,000PromotingHealthandReducingHarmThroughPublicPolicyandCitizenEngagement-CannabisDialogues

OfficeofAboriginalEducationSharonHobenshieldCo-Investigators:PamBotterill,VIU;JenniferDockstator(ProjectDirector),TrentUniversity;FirstNationsUniveristy(Lead),TrentUniversityIndigenousandNorthernAffairsCanada$32,000NationalCollaborativeCentreforIndigenousEducation(NCCIE)Physics,Engineering&AstronomyBrianDickCCouncilonAdmissionsandTransfer$15,750ImplementingCommonEngineeringCurriculum(PhaseI)PsychologyLindsayMcCunnIslandHealth$2,500Impactsoflarge-scaleinteriormuralsonhospitalemployees


Recreation/TourismSuzannedelaBarreCo-Investigators:NicoleVaugeois,VIU;JoanneSchroeder,VIU;PatMaher,CapeBretonUniversity;PatrickBrouder,SimonFraserUniversity;CharleneAlexander,YukonoFirstNationsCultureandTourism(collaborator)SSHRC$23,485CreativeForcesinthePolarRegions-6thInternationalPolarTourismResearchNetwork(IPTRN)ConferenceJohnPredyk

SociétédedéveloppementéconomiquedelaCB$28,000EvaluationoftheEconomuseebusinessmodel'sprovincial/regionalimpactsandimprovementinclientsatisfactionThefollowingisalistofsomeoftheinternalandexternalawardsandscholarshipsstudentsatVancouverIslandUniversityhavereceivedduringthe2017-2018academicyear

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) StudentsSelectedbytheVIUNSERCAwardsSelectionCommitteeTheNSERCUSRAfundsareawardedtostudentstostimulateinterestinresearchinthenaturalsciencesandengineering.Theseawardsaremeanttoencouragestudentstoundertakegraduatestudiesandpursuefurtherresearchcareersinrelatedfields.Studentsareawarded$4,500fromNSERCwithanadditional25percentormorefromtheirsupervisors.

JonathanDavidsonScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.ErikKrogh NSERCUSRA:MobileAirQualitywithOn-lineAnalyticalMassSpectrometryArdenHesselsScienceandTechnologySupervisor:Dr.ChrisGillNSERCUSRA:SmallSampleVolumeMembraneIntroductionMassSpectrometry(MIMS)


MatthewMiller ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.SarahDudas NSERCUSRA:ExaminingtheinfluenceofhumanactivitiesoninvertebrateandfishbiodiversityJosephMonaghan ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.ErikKrogh NSERCUSRA:CharacterizationandMembraneFractionationofDissolvedOrganicCarbonHeatherWilsonScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.ChrisGillNSERCUSRA:DirectElectronIonizationcoupledwithCondensedPhaseMIMSHannahDamer ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.ChrisGillNSERCUSRA:DirectElectronIonizationcoupledwithCondensedPhaseMIMS

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Canada Graduate Scholarships TheobjectiveoftheCanadaGraduateScholarships-Master’s(CGS-M)Programistohelpdevelopresearchskillsandassistinthetrainingofhighlyqualifiedpersonnelbysupportingstudentswhodemonstrateahighstandardofachievementinundergraduateandearlygraduatestudies.Theseawardsarevaluedat$17,500perstudent.ManagementDanielleChard Supervisor:Dr.JackieOncescuSSHRCCGS-M:TheroleofmothersinpovertyasleisurefacilitatorsManagementBrittaPeterson Supervisor:Dr.SuzannedelaBarreSSHRCCGS-M:Re-creationthroughrecreation:Exploringcontemporaryperspectivesonindigenousleisure


OrlaOsborneSocialSciences Supervisor:Dr.PaulZanderbergenNSERCCGS-M:ChangesinspatialusebyBlackleggedKittiwakes(Rissatridactyla)inresponsetofoodavailabilityduringthebreedingseason.MichaelLWarshLawCorporationAwardTheMichaelL.WarshLawCorporationAwardpromotesandrecognizesoutstandingresearchandresearchpotentialinanydiscipline.TheAwardisgiventostudentswhointendtopursuepost-graduatestudies.Thisawardisvaluedat$500perstudent.ArtsandHumanitiesPersephoneSealeSupervisor:CatherineSpencePregnancyandchildbirthinmedievalandearlymodernEuropeSocialSciencesKendraStiwich Supervisor:Dr.LindsayMcCunnExploringthenarrativeprocessofplaceattachmentatasmallinstitution

REACHAwards

TheREACHAwardsprovideVIUstudentswithastipendtoenablethemtoconducttheirownoriginalresearchunderthementorshipofafacultymember.Theawardsprovidefundingforstudentengagementinresearchfromstudydesigntoknowledgemobilization.TheStipendprovidesaone-timeawardof$2,000perstudent.SeanAndrew ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.StephanieDuffAnUnconventionalapproachtostonycoralpropagationacceleratesgrowthinMontiporadigitate,Seriatoporahystrix,andAcroporayongeifragmentsKimberlyBarrett ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.JamieGorrellVancouverIslandmarmot(Marmotavancouverensis)breedingpairrecommendationsusinghigh-throughputampliconsequencing


MelyndaBergen ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.JessieKeySynthesisofnewcoumarinderivedcompoundsforpotentialuseasantibioticsKatieEichar SocialSciences Supervisors:Drs.RuthKirsonandCarolineBurnleyAninvestigationoftherelationshipbetweenresilience,gratitudeandspiritualityinolderadultsEvanHessels ScienceandTechnology Supervisor:Dr.JamieGorrellIdentifyinggeneticdifferencesbetweenVancouverIsland’swolverinesandmainlandwolverines


ManagementSueStreet Supervisor:AggieWeighillAnexplorationoffactorsthatsupportandconstrainwomen’sparticipationinrecreationalicehockeyleaguesSocialSciencesMichaelWillden Supervisor:Dr.ElliottMarchantAcomparisonofhemisphericsleeparchitectureinmothers:anEEGstudyEducationTheresaYuha Supervisor:Dr.GuyLeMasurierSilverOpportunity:AssetMappingofLowCostPhysicalActivityforOlderAdultsinNanaimo

EducationCarmenZimmer Supervisor:HarryJanzenCircletimecheck-insinsecondaryschools:Aclassroomapproachtoimprovingstudents'socialresponsibility ScienceandTechnologyAnna-Irena(Misha)Zvekic Supervisor:Dr.ChristineTongCharacterizationofcontaminant-microplasticinteractions


CREATE2018ConferenceAwardsCREATEisanannualconferenceshowcasingstudentresearchandcreativeactivityatVIU.Studentspresenttheirprojectsthroughposters,displays,oral-presentations,artisticperformances,andtheScholarshipSlam(three-minutepresentations).2016AWARDWINNERS:People’sChoiceBestPoster Grandprize:“NutritionatKhowhemun”RosieLee,TessaBailey,KanonGardner,KatieCote,MadelineCampagne,HealthandHumanServices“WednesdayAwardsFirstPlace:“FIFAWorldCup”HusseinSayed,ManagementSecondPlace:“ReasoningBehindMillennialTravelDestinations”LizaSwitzman,TaffiNdlovu,TheresaZhang,AnnekeContant,ManagementHonorableMentions:“AGeochemical&PetrologicalComparisonofIgneousRocksfromtheBeaulieuRiverVolcanicBelt,NT(NTS16/85I)”AaronDoan,ScienceandTechnology“CranberryConcentrate'sEffectsontheLengevityofDrosophilaMelanogaster”HenryZhang,ScienceandTechnology“CultivatingConnections”JaimeSmythe,Education

“MESUP:MultiEnvironmentSolutionforUserProjects”JonathanFunk,SeanKronlund,EricRoberts,ScienceandTechnology“Reporton:HowdoInfluencersuseSocialMediatoPromoteaTouristDestination?”YaoqiWang,ManagementThursdayAwardsFirstPlace:“ClimateChangeandtheBECZones-AStudyofClimateChangeEffectsontheCDFmmandCWHxmBECSubzones”JPDeland,SimonRoy,JeremyStrom,ScienceandTechnologySecondPlace:“TourisminSaudiArabia”JalawiAlyami,AcademicandCareerPreparationHonorableMentions:“High-RiskExtremeAdventureTourism”ColinTearoe,MaggieDuck,EmilyWalker,Management“GlobalEngagement”CourtneyBooth,MidoriWarrier,ValerieLeuschen,JennaCowan,SallyLee,KrystynaHrytsenko,CorinnaOmae,NatashaBeaulac,EmilyNobert,HealthandHumanServices“WhyweCameandWhyweStayed:OneFamily'sTaleofImmigrationfromHollandtoCanada”DanielleHolmes,ArtsandHumanities“PetrologicalVariationorMetamorphicRocksatOpenBay,QuadraIsland”KaylaHickey,BrettLavigne,HaydenBennett,CameronRossetto,CassidyFunk,SydneyRhoades,ScienceandTechnology“HealthLiteracy”PriyaBhatti,LizVanier,DanaeCo,HealthandHumanServices


People’sChoiceBestDisplay(tie)“WanderLost:DigitalGameandAudioDesign” AmeliaHilton,ArtsandHumanities“UXDesign:AppsMadewithyouinMind”FeliciaFischer,ArtsandHumanities“MESUP:MultiEnvironmentSolutionforUserProjects”JonathanFunk,SeanKronlund,EricRoberts,ScienceandTechnology“FeltingandPaintingourPlacesTogether:TheOurSchoolOurStoriesProject'sArt”KendraStiwich,ShiyanaHunter,SocialSciencesMariaNoel,AntonLyashuk-Shmygov,KhushdeepBrar,VictoriaOwode-Oyelaja,Management“EsturgeonRoyalePoster”“IamnotaHipster”NolanDuke,AlasdairRobertson,GabrielVill,ArtsandHumanitiesMeritoriousBestPerformance“AStudyoftheMelancholyMoonJelly”AmberMorrison,ArtsandHumanities“BeingCaribbean”EricSanchez,SocialSciencesHonourableMention:“TheInvisibleExperience”EvelinaLamu,ArtsandHumanitiesMeritoriousBestPresentation FirstPlace:“SilverOpportunity:AssetMappingoftheLow-costExerciseforOlderAdultsinNanaimo”TheresaYuha,Education

SecondPlace:“RaisingReassurance:ExploringhowNanaimo'sNewcomersFindSupport”CourtneyVaugeois,DeepaPillay,ShomikChakrabarty,MattLandry,SocialScienceHonourableMentions:“EconomicSustainabilityofPracticingAustralianArtists”SkyeSkagfield,Management“TheImpactsofAvalancheActivityandSnowpackCreeponVancouverIslandMarmotHabitatinaChangingClimate”TrevorDickinson,SocialScience“AddressingtheGrowingIssueofPlasticMarineDebriswithintheCentralEastCoastlineofVancouverIsland”VictoriaBowns,VanessaStratton,ChristineJenkins,JulianTelfer-Wan,NancyNjigha,SocialSciences“StayingSafe:InvestigatingWomen'sSafetyConcernsinNanaimoShelters”CharlotteWhite,AmandaInglis,SocialSciencesScholarshipSlamFirstPlace:“EffectsofAncientFirstNationsClamGardenWallsontheAbundancesandDiversityofFishandMotileInvertebrates”ChrissySchellenberg,ScienceandTechnologySecondPlace:“CultivatingConnections”JaimieSmythe,EducationThirdPlace:“SilverOpportunity:AssetMappingofLow-costExerciseforOlderAdultsinNanaimo”TheresaYuha,ArtsandHumanities


HonourableMentions:“AGeochemicalComparisonofBasaltsofAinsleyBeach,NanooseBay,BCtoaBack-arcBasin”MylesDickinson,RoxanneCroxall,KevinOstapowich,TimWickman,CameronRossetto,ScienceandTechnology“HowSkilledWorkersAffectRestaurants:ChangesinRecruitmentandRetentionofWorkforces”AaronSmith,Management“HomagetotheIndependentVariable–WhatIReallyLearnedDoingmySocialScienceResearch”KendraStiwich,SocialSciences


StudentTravelandConferenceFund(STAC),JessicaWildeConferenceParticipationFund(JW),StephanieBuckinghamConferencePresentationFund(SB)Thesefundsareavailabletostudentswhoareseekingfinancialsupporttoparticipateinconferences,workshopsandcolloquiarelatedtotheirstudiesatVIU.

RECIPIENTS CONFERENCENAME STAC JW SB

DanielleAllaire WestCast2018 $864 $167

AmyBadgley 6thInternationalPolarTourismResearchNetworkConference $75

AdamBarron WestCast2018 $864 $167

AlexisBouma CanadianAssociationofBusinessStudents $75

EmilyBourke SocietyofChildren'sBooksWritersandIllustratorsannualsummerconference $700

JaclynBoutillier PacificEcologyandEvolutionConference $100

VictoriaBowns NationConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $300 $100

CrystallBurnip $400

MeganCaljouw PacificDentalConference $100

ShomikChakrabarty NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $250

LindsayChurch DigitalHumanitiesSummerInstitute $75

EvangelineClifton 2018InternationalIndigenousTourismConference $75

ChristineDalman WestCast2018 $864 $167

TrevorDickinsonWesternDivisionoftheCanadianAssociationofGeographersConference2018

$800 $250



AlisonDonnelly ReclaimingCommonGround–ACrossBorderSocialJusticeConference $250

SarahDucharmeWesternDivisionoftheCanadianAssociationofGeographersConference2018

$800 $250

AmyEdgar PacificDentalConference $75

KatieEichar ConnectingMinds $75

LindsayFriendship WestCast2018 $864 $167

AlexaGarrey InternationalSocietyforTraumaticStressStudies34thAnnualMeeting $500

TrevinderGrewal NationalBusinessSchoolConference $1,200

EmilyGrey NationalBusinessSchoolConference $949

TerraGroenewold CHI2018StudentResearchCompetition $300 $100

HannahHall PacificEcologyandEvolutionConference $100

DailynHanson PacificDentalConference $400

LydiaHarley YukonWinterTourismFieldSchool $75

KaylaHarrisWesternDivisionoftheCanadianAssociationofGeographersConference2018

$750 $250

BriannaHeese PacificEcologyandEvolutionConference $100

SarahHennig NationalBusinessSchoolConference $918

SidneyHirst TheCanadianAssociationofCognitiveandBehaviouralTherapiesAnnualConference $100 $100

NicolasIsmirnioglou PictureBooks-StorytellingThroughanOriginalPictureBook $75



ChristineJenkins TheNationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch2018 $300 $100

KatelynJones PacificDentalConference $100

JamelaJoseph PacificDentalConference $400

AndreaLee PacificDentalConference $384.70

KimberlyMaedel PacificDentalConference $250

LaurenMarshall 2018CACBTConference $100 $100

VictoriaMarshall PacificDentalConference $400

LietteMasse BritishColumbiaRecreation&ParksAssociation $75

AlexandraMcDonald PacificEcologyandEvolutionConference $100

ThomasMcKinnon ConnectingMinds $75

GalenMcMenamin AMERoundup $900

KaiMeyer PEEC2017 $235

MarciaMoessler CanadianAssociationofCognitiveandBehaviouralTherapiesConference $100 $100

JosephMonaghan 101stCanadianChemistryConferenceandExhibition $100 $200

ShawnaMorland TheBritishConferenceofUndergraduateResearch $400 $100

AnneNikitovic InclusionBCRiseUpConference $200 $100

IjeomaNjigha NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $250



JustinNorth UBCMUN2018 $400 $60

AquilaOrtlieb8thAnnualCanadianAssociationofCognitiveandBehavioralTherapiesConference

$75

BrittaPeterson InternationalPolarTourismResearchNetwork $250

DaniellePettis PacificDentalConference $75

DeepaPillay NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $250

BraedanPinder TransitionsandTransformations2018 $75

MadisonRice CanadianAssociationforSocialWorkEducation $75

EmilyRichards CanadianGeriatricsSociety $500

MadeleineRobinson PacificDentalConference $400

KatherineRoss WestCAST $958 $167

ShaylaRuchotzke WestCAST $1,033 $167

JessieRussell PacificDentalConference $250

FlynnSaunderson BCTourismIndustryConference $75

ChristinaSchellenberg PacificEcologyandEvolutionConference $100

PiyushaSharma8thAnnualCanadianAssociationofCognitiveandBehavioralTherapiesConference

$100 $100

AaronSmith TourismEducatorsConference2018 $200 $100

KendraStiwich InternationalCongressofAppliedPsychology $300 $100



VanessaStratton NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $250

ChihoriTsukura ConnectingMinds $75

KeomiVance BritishConferenceofUndergraduateResearch2018 $400 $100

CourtneyVaugeois NationalConferenceonUndergraduateResearch $300 $100

AlissaWard NationalBusinessSchoolConference $650

BronwynWydeman ConnectingMinds2018 $75

AlexandraYoung InternationalAboriginalTourismConference $1,000

TheresaYuha ExerciseIsMedicineCanadaStudentResearchConference $200

XinhuiZhang 2018WinterYukonFieldSchool 1,500


ResearchandScholarlyActivityCommitteesatVancouverIslandUniversityduring2017-2018.BCGEUProfessionalDevelopmentLeaveRosemaryHolley(Chair)CharleneStewartGlynisSteen,DeanCatherineBrazierMeganBaileyAffiliation:B.C.GovernmentandServiceEmployeesUnion,Local702Research,ScholarlyActivityandCurriculumDevelopmentCommitteeDr.JohnBlackChairDr.JohnAndersonDr.PhilipDaukDr.JohanLatulippeResearchEthicsBoardAlexanderNetherton,CarlyEldstrom(Student)ChantelleSpicer(Student)ChrisTurner(EthicsOfficer)DanielleAlphonseDonaldRossJimShabbits(CommunityMember)JuliaHengstlerLauraShannerLaureenStylesLynLocke(Support)MarinaLaSalle(Chair)

MaryAnnRichardsPamShawRachelMollSharonHobenshieldWillMcMillan(Student)Affiliation:AdvisorytothePresidentAnimalCareCommitteeAmieArmetBrianGodfreyCarlButterworthChrisTurner(ACCCoordinator)ColinBartlettDanielFoxElliottMarchantEricDemers(Chair)ErickGroot(ViceChair)HannahHall(Student)HenrikKreibergJenniferDawsonKimSharpeLynLocke(CommitteeSupport)ShelbyReimer(Student)SpencerRussellSueSandersTimGoater


TravelandConferenceProceedingsDr.AlexPevec(Chair)JesseeMagee-ChalmersDr.RobertWillisSallyVinden

GraduateScholarshipSelectionCommitteeDr.JackieOnescu(Chair)Dr.GillianAndersonDr.ElizabethBrimacombeDr.AlanGilchristDr.RavindraMohabeerDr.RachelMollDr.JeanetteSchmidKellyAktins(Administration)KendraStiwich(Administration)

VIUFacultyAssociationProfessional&ScholarlyDevelopmentDeniseHook(Chair)EllenMcCluskeyFayeShedletzkyDr.CarolynSwansonDr.RobertWillis

StudentTravelandResearch(STAR)Dr.CarolineBurnley(Chair)AmberHiebDr.MarieHopwoodDr.RichardLaneDr.MartinMartensMichaelRibicic(SU)DeirdreWilsonKellyAtkins(Administration)LynLocke(Administration)

VIUFacultyAssociationLeaveCommittee

TerriDoughty(Chair)DeborahMatheson(Vice-Chair)DanaMcFarlandDonNoakesJenniferFordLynnRollisonRikiCoxRosemarieGanassinNicoleVaugeoisLynLockeAffiliation:VIUFacultyAssociation

VIUResearchAwardsCommitteeNicoleVaugeois(Chair)PaigeFisherSabrinaFoxChrisGillDavidHopwoodJohanLatulippePaulaMadziyaSallyVindenRoisinMulliganBettinaRuhsteinTanisDagertLynLockeAffiliation:AdvisorytotheProvostandVice-PresidentAcademicNaturalSciencesandEngineeringResearchCouncil(NSERC)AwardsSelectionDr.DanielaFischer-Russell(Chair)Dr.StephanieDuffDr.DuaneFriesenDr.JamieGorrellSandraJohnstoneDr.JacobusSwartsShelleyLumsden(Administration)

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